At The Garden Gate - Pipe-Eye

Small birds sing out and trill the picture on the wall

Sleepy cat lies on the window sill down the hall

Slowly growing vines eclipse fence in the emerald hue

A swaying lonesome pine cloudless skies glisten blue

At the garden gate

I’ll be there to wait

Vegetable patch sprouts carrots and eggplants too

The trees will squawk with parrots and sunshine too

Look to the east the lemon tree grows quite tall

Look to the west pond where the goldfish trawl

At the garden gate

I’ll be there to wait

Maybe we’ll stroll by quarter to two

Pick up the milk and the newspaper too

Don’t be too late