She Walked Into The Garden She'd Raised For Decades. The Garden Which Stood With Her Through A Lifetime.

she walked into the garden she'd raised for decades. the garden which stood with her through a lifetime.

she noticed the bright cornflowers her granddaughter awed over. the cornflowers that were planted a year ago but showed up only now.

she noticed the marigolds her granddaughter had planted for her around the small apple tree when she'd forgotten to.

and she noticed all the green of her blooming garden in the bright summer day.

she saw the uncut grass and remembered her granddaughter giggling at seeing the wild dandelions peek out, having no one to cut it anymore.

she looked at the wood fence, seperating her land from the street, no longer having to endure milions of coats of paint.

she remembered the wooden shutters on her windows and how no one will be abusing them.

the white walls of her house would be peace and no more arguments again.

the old woman sat down on the grass, under the shade of the big trees, and she watched her garden, a new brightness making it feel fresh and new.

prompt 1290

Describe a landscape as seen by an old woman whose disgusting and detestable old husband has just died. Do not mention the husband or death.

                         –John Gardner, The Art of Fiction