Tagged: homegrown
nothing beats homegrown
nothing beats homegrown
scallions on the windowsill
when you’re in a pinch –
turnip cake, scallion pancakes,
miso soup, a quick stir-fry
.
20230305:1835
y
it’s the third or fourth
it’s the third or fourth
harvest of the season – our
shishito peppers,
mysteriously giving,
curiously holding back
.
20220923:0644
y
in the middle of
in the middle of
husking fifty to sixty
bamboo shoots, splinters
.
20210508:2200
y
the broken purslane
the broken purslane
that stealthily hitchhiked home
with us and almost
died twice from a collective
neglect finally felt at home
.
20210310:2004
y
with the promise of
with the promise of
homegrown
mint comes delicious
thoughts of chutney,
ice cream, soothing
tea, and julep
for another
day in quarantine
.
20210210:2059
y
watching scallions grow
watching scallions grow
tall by the windowsill – signs of
life in quarantine
.
20210208:1922
y
twins, mom and me, more
twins, mom and me, more
and more each day, remark the
strangers on the streets
.
20200214:0758
y
in the backyard, all
in the backyard, all
alone with our
fig tree – the
realization
that i didn’t have
to choose
.
20171110:1932
y
even with great care
even with great care
and painstaking
cultivation, there
will be differences
in response, variations
in growth, and
deviations to
the degree in
which one turns
towards the dark
.
20160825:1145
y
it is tomato
it is tomato
season, and the score is five-
zero, madeline
.
20160824:2311
y
y 