Tagged: quarantine gardening

those end of summer

those end of summer
gardening days, coveting our
neighbor’s ghost peppers
.
20210527:1622
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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
.
20210421:2200
y

it takes months of work

it takes months of work
to be able to steal fresh mint
from our own garden
.
20210220:2028
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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

all year long, powered

all year long, powered
by coffee grounds and egg shells,
our winter garden
.
20210116:1811
y

the garden closed up

the garden closed up
shop, the oven keeps us warm,
in this second wave
.
20201116:1252
y

there are mornings when

there are mornings when
we can measure time by how
many gnats we have

killed – the downside of growing
herbs to meet our appetite
.
20201006:1702
y

when they finally

when they finally
came, we were overjoyed – bees,
in our urban patch

of herbs and native plants, dipping
into the courtyard for a sip
.
20200906:1421
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