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She called out "Aren’t you Joey?" 
Introducing myself as Zane’s brother-in-law 
visiting here for Gary’s funeral 
I remarked I was out roaming for a walk.
Introducing herself “Ursula, I’m German”
she offered I’ll show you a short-cut through here
the garden front door
I asked almost disbelieving if the is hers
wildflowers curated trees and deeply cut vegetable rows.
She said today is the Garden Club tours
but she hadn’t opened to it
she had inherited a secret garden
the previous occupant of the home
who lived to be one hundred and three
gave her husband and her first chance to buy.
Later on I asked Taylor Joe’s daughter if she’d seen Ursula’s garden
I asked Zane and Laura
surprised they all had not.