Spring Garden by Arwen75

[arwen75]

Author: Arwen75
Title: Spring Garden
Rating: G
Theme: A Different Green
Elements: Yellow-Green
Author's Notes: Shortish piece – as usual for me it seems. You may even get some art to go with this next week (depending on what my garden is doing :))
Summary: Spring in a garden
Word Count: 200 (according to Word)

As Sam wandered through the garden he could see the signs of spring coming. There were the yellow-green hints on the trees and shrubs as they prepared to burst into leaf. Other colours were there also in the white snowdrops and the white, purple and yellow crocus. He was reminded of one of Mr Bilbo’s songs “In every wood in every Spring there is a different green.”

The garden at Bag End was not a wood but it was as true in a garden as spring came, as in a wood. Everywhere he looked there was indeed a different green as plants prepared for new life after the winter. Spring was a great time to be a gardener after the hardship of winter it brought the promise of new life and hope to the garden.

This winter had been difficult after Mr Frodo had sailed away with the other Ring-bearers, but now as he stood in his garden surrounded by the signs of new life, he found hope that one day he would see Mr Frodo again. Yes the memories were there but it was right to now think of new life and of hope as well as of memory.

Comments

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

Really nice, especially the end! :)

[arwen75]

Thank you - I enjoyed writing it. Hobbits are not something I write very often but this just seemed right.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

It's lovely to see the Shire come to life in the spring through Sam's eyes.

[arwen75]

Inspired by own garden that is coming to life - although the crocus come from one of the local parks that I drive past every day where the edge is a riot of colour at the moment

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I love the sense of hope that you leave us with at the end.

- Erulisse (one L)

[arwen75]

I just felt it was right to leave that sense of hope.

[shirebound]

The garden truly anchors Sam in the present, while giving him hope for the future. A lovely little story.

[arwen75]

I have always felt that Sam would have found a great deal of comfort in his garden. He was at heart a gardener after all.

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

That's so beautiful, and how absolutely right that it's in his garden that Sam finds hope and consolation.

[arwen75]

Aye I really do feel that is where Sam would have found his hope, as well as a place to remember.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

A nice glimpse of the hope that spring brings.

[arwen75]

It came right out of my own feelings as I watch our garden spring into life now.

[someplacetobe.livejournal.com]

This was really lovely!

Just a quick question: was tress supposed to be trees?

[arwen75]

Yes it was - thank you for pointing it out. My ability to mis-type is rather high :)

I enjoyed writing this - it was written in a short gap I had last week at work and just came out as is.

[someplacetobe.livejournal.com]

My ability to mis-type is rather high :)
You're very welcome and I know that feeling too well!

it was written in a short gap I had last week at work and just came out as is.
You would never tell it was written in a gap at work!

[addie71.livejournal.com]

That is so lovely and full of hope.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Much truth in this vignette. There are so many different shades and tints of green in a garden. I loved the ending too.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I like tying in "a different green" to a world where Frodo is no longer there and yet full of hope! :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

A good response to this prompt, Arwen! A gentle tale.