Our Water Carrier

If you see a short sister in a bib apron,

she is our plant waterer. We have plants 

in little nooks all around the monastery.

She also talks to the plants, replants them             

when necessary, and thins out extra foliage.       

 

This is a big job since we have

over two hundred plants:

ferns, ivies, orchids, rubber, jade, tulips,

African violets, geraniums, and more.

 

She knows which plants require more attention,

just like people. She sometimes needs

to prop the leaves up with a stick.

or divide them into two pots.

 

Whether they are green leaves or blooming

flowers, water is rejuvenating, refreshing,

keeping roots moist, and leaves sprouting.

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Thanks to our faithful water carrier

with her magical touch, our plants thrive

and live long lives, like our sisters.