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there was the strength of someone who recognizes herself as an agent and sower
of possible futures – of 'unprecedented-viables'.
Today she continues gardening narratives, living in the tribium time that
intertwines past-present-future and making her story a garden of planted dreams
and harvested realities.
Gardening Narratives: Poetry
Below I present the poetry I wrote based on the 'rescue of what was said from
what was spoken' – her words are highlighted. I delivered the poetry when she
was still suffering and trying to understand what had happened, and after we
talked about what matters to her. My intention was to make a list of all the good
seeds she already had on hand and help her realize her ability to care for herself,
the child, and the garden.
For the gardener that lives in you
(and who knows that...)
After the rain comes the rainbow,
after every winter comes the spring,
after pulling out the weeds, comes the time to sow.
In the revolved soil, fluffed by the withdrawal of what is no use, your hands
touch the fertile land
and you create blessed flowerbeds in every corner of this Garden.
In it, the best seeds will germinate:
the Courage to act
the Self-esteem of recognizing one's own Value
the Filter of more solid and mature Friendships
the Family Ties strengthened
Gardening Narratives and Writing Stories
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy February 2024 Release, www.journalnft.com, p. 7191.