A family is a magnificent garden
It must be cultivated with
great care,
It is the most valuable, holy place
A couple may be blessed to
share.
The home is the gardens soil
Water it with Torah and great
love,
Feed it with peace and happiness
Cherished gifts from the One
Above.
Into this fertile and wonderful garden
Nestle each new lifes
tiny seeds,
Carefully nurture and tend every one
Be attentive for the
wicked weeds.
Each seedling will yield a flower
Unique in color and in
scent;
Treasure the varieties among them
Each exclusive and heaven
sent.
As the garden grows so vividly
Across the flow of passing
years,
Hold it dear and protect it well
Pray it yields much joy, not
tears.
It is a task that once has started
Will never truly be
complete,
As each flower reaches maturity
New buds blossom - so very
sweet.
Some day, some time in the future
Gaze upon this garden, see
how its grown,
Thank Hashem for its fragrant splendor
Reap what has been
so attentively sown.
This labor of love will bear splendid fruit
The result of
much painstaking care,
An abundant nachas to fill the soul
This
garden most precious and rare.
The dazzling color and perfume
Grant glory to our Father
Above,
He prizes this great nachas as well
From the people He has
chosen to love.