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The Gardener
Rudi came unannounced "Will you let me in?"
His scooter parked in the lane, hand on the gate's latch.
He felt the curled orange tree leaves, sniffed them.
They don't look happy, we say, what should we do?
"All they need, is water... water... water."
"So how long do you plan to be here?" As much as we can,
A week each month. "More than my other clients,
Their homes are empty most of the time. That's something
I'll never understand." He flicks back his long lank hair.
"All I need is one house... one garden... one woman".
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