By Geraldine Rauscher
A: My garden has one flower.
B: Then it is not a garden.
A: My garden has one flower.
B: No it is not a garden, a garden consists of many flowers, yours only has one. It is merely a flower.
A: My garden has one flower. I water it everyday, I make sure the bugs stay away.
B: I see, I see. You take good care of it. But, it is only one, it cannot be a garden.
C: What are you all discussing?
B: A garden with one flower.
C: A garden cannot have one flower. Do you mean one flower in bloom?
A: No, I have a garden it has one flower.
C: Oh, you must be planning on planting more?
A: No.
B: Can a garden have one flower C.
C: Well, I guess…
B: No, no, no. It is just one flower.
C: Well, A is in control of her garden. If it is a garden with one flower, then it is a garden with one flower.
B: I cannot see the point in having a garden if there is only one. That is like a city with one person, an army with one soldier, a colony with one ant, a herd with only one sheep.
C: I think it will be a beautiful garden A. A: Thank you C.
The Bird With No Wings 