Sunday, May 26, 2024

Less bluff and bluster

 


The clarity of knowing how to canoe 

The confidence of having directly sowed the lettuce seed 

Tomatoes happily growing 

Downy wood mint coming into bloom 

Avoiding the hitch that hooks me to his star 


Remember when I planted swamp milkweed in the dry dark? 

Oh remember that ghastly comment made from ignorance 

Remember how you got stitched into his sweater and nearly lost your mind on the office floor 


Now the winterberry sets itself to thriving 

Now you align the green hull with the bobbing dock, perfectly and on the first try 

You stand in your garden in socks and sandals and harvest a bowl full of strawberries 



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