Tagged: gardening
we are counting down
we are counting down
to spring, t-minus ten hours
till we flip over
the wheelbarrow, roll up our
sleeves, play in the dirt again
.
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why do you linger
why do you linger
longer than you have before?
what are you seeking,
as i stand in the garden,
watering my pepper plant?
.
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some things don’t survive
some things don’t survive
past winter – the remnant of
last year’s sun star points
its cold fingers at us, an
accusatory protrusion
.
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every other moon,
every other moon,
you show up, waiting to be splashed
by mom’s watering
.
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every other week,
every other week,
wandering petunias show
up in our lawn, try
to blend in before dad arrives
with his spade, escorts them out
.
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not everyone wants
not everyone wants
to grow their own – create, sustain,
and nurture the best
of most possible conditions
in the hopes that they bear fruit
.
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those end of summer
those end of summer
gardening days, coveting our
neighbor’s ghost peppers
.
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after two weeks and
after two weeks and
a bit of rain, bamboo shoots
vie for more garden
.
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you couldn’t help it,
you couldn’t help it,
on purple sage saturday,
coming with a tray
of new plants from union square, as
if your plot were bigger than mine
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it takes months of work
it takes months of work
to be able to steal fresh mint
from our own garden
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