April 19, 2025 Yes, I skipped another night last night. I spent all day out in the garden working hard. I just had no steam or thoughts when I came in and settled. I was still full of thoughts and empty at the same time, I'm wanting another week off but grateful for this spring break with no agenda.

 

Garden Plot

Stepping past my thought

To observe the look

Of what is, compared to

What might have been

A well-worn path

That dissipates

As I stretch my fingers

In rich earth

It is a plan

Of what can be planted

To grow best

Next to whom

And this spring’s risk

As to weather

Will come as predicted

What can I control

As to the seeds

Dropped one by one

Next to something beneficial

Or planted near what plant

Will attract or repel

The good and bad bugs

That give a better chance

Of these young seedlings

To make it to yield time

I envy other gardens

The ease with which they appear

Or function giving forth

Multiple tastes

Youth to adulthood

No drama or struggle

Plants deep rooted

Turning faces to the sun

Delicious beauties

Because they were planted

In the right spot

With all the advantages

Of a well-planned garden