O busy, active neighbour
You’re always working hard
Your dedicated labour
resulted in a gard
of colours and of beauty
of happiness, delight,
the fragrance of a fruit tree
a mesmerizing sight.

Oh, busy active neighbour
Why do you work so hard
Your dedicated labour,
for which I’ve high regard,
seems pointless in a way, for
’t was not in my back yard.

Tooske Hinloopen, september 2024