I awoke one morning this week,
One morning this week, I woke up feeling unwell
feeling sore and tired,
My limbs were sore and tired
after a week and a half of battling caterpillars
Because for a whole week and a half, I was battling caterpillars
that were trying to destroy our beautiful trees.
Lest they destroy the beautiful little trees in my yard
Hours spent spraying the trees
I sprayed pesticides on trees for hours on end
and then rinsing them afterwards,
Then flush out the pesticide with water
began to take it's toll on my spirits and my muscles.
Now, my spirit and muscles are starting to pay for this coolie
This particular morning,
This morning
I had decided that the caterpillars could not be vanquished ,
I have concluded that caterpillars cannot be killed
until I noticed this chalkboard message
Suddenly, I noticed a message on the blackboard
from my precious husband of 47 years.
From my cherished husband who has been with me for 47 years
The message said,
This message said
" I heard the caterpillars talking last night,
Last night I heard caterpillars talking to each other
3:30 a.m.
At 3:30 a.m
They are almost ready to surrender.
They were almost ready to surrender
So keep up the good work."
So, keep up the good work
I turned the blackboard over
I turned the chalkboard over,
and the message continued.
The message continued
It said, "You are a brave Warrior.
He said, "You're a brave warrior."
Down with them."
Destroy them
I didn't think that I could love my husband more than I do now,
At this moment, I feel that the love I have given him is no longer reciprocal
as he is always leaving me wonderful messages of love and support.
He always left me such witty messages expressing his love and support
I guess that the heart is always growing.
I think that the human heart is always growing.
With soap spray in hand,
I have a watering can in my hand
I proceeded to battle the invaders for another day.
I stepped forward and began another day of wrestling with the garden invaders
Then caterpillars are now gone
Now, the caterpillars have all been solved
and my trees are saved,
My little sapling was saved
except for the odd falling leaves,
Except for a few scattered fallen leaves, they were restored to their original state
which will grow back next summer
By next summer, the leaves will grow back
and it's all thanks to the cherished note from a man
All of this is due to the message that a man gave me, which I cherished very much
who is an amazing husband, father and grandfather.
He was a good husband, a good father, a good grandfather.