(这是给园艺俱乐部的杂志征文的投稿，现译成中文。)

我挥动一片橡树叶，
她那色彩变幻的目光追踪着它；
我递去一块木屑，
她努力地用手指去触摸它。

我把她的双脚放在润土上，
粉红的小脚趾头们在泥上使劲儿摩擦；
我采来一束雏菊，
嗅了又闻 --她笑靨如花。

坐在推车里沿着小径，
她耍玩柔柔的蓟草和茸茸的“兔尾巴“；
躺在草坪上静静地，
她学习蟋蟀们唱歌和麻雀们讲话。

在晨光里沐浴，
品尝玫瑰花瓣上的露水，是她；
享受树荫下的凉风，
专心地舔着一只松果，也是她。

她不仅非常好奇地
观察我除草、浇水、育花；
而且带来极大的激情
予我每一天的生活图画。

她，就是我的外孙女，
五个月大。
没错，她已经显示了对园艺的热爱，
---这难道有什么奇怪吗？！


I wave her an oak leave,
She follows it with her changing-color eyes;
I put her feet on the cool soil,
Grapping the dirt -she exercises her tiny toes.

I hand out a piece of munch,
She manages her fingers well to touch;
I pick up a bouquet,
Smelling and smiling there she is.

Being strolled along the garden path,
She fondles furry fern and pets "bunny tails";
Laying on the lawn quietly,
She learns sparrow's talk and cricket's songs.

Bathed in morning sun,
She tastes dew on rose petals;
Licking a pine corn,
She enjoys afternoon breeze.

Not only with curiosity she observes
My gardening works,
But brings tremendous energy to my life
Each single day that comes.

Who is my granddaughter,
Her age is five months;
She has shown an enthusiasm in gardening already,
That is not at all to my surprise!