I found that growing roses during Covid helped me to cope with the isolation that a lot of people felt at the time.
I GREW ROSES
I grew roses, hydrangea and geraniums
lavender, Swiss violas and pansies as well
to give purpose to three years of Covid.
Which for everybody was just hell
My plants all flower at different times.
to help brighten up life each day
I water them to cope with climate change
moist earth helps keep heat away
The flowers brighten up my common close.
the neighbours all love them as well
when you open the door to my building
the air it is filled with sweet smell