Category: Poetry
Social Botany
SOCIAL BOTANY politics is the authoritative allocation of values in society David Easton Our nasturtiums, jalapeños, radishes would morph more savory were politics master gardening. Patient curious egos know temperate watering, care with weeds and pests, fertilizers, how best to harvest our […]
My Mother Had
My mother had A garden She tended it in old deck shoes covered in mud Supervising her rows in cut offs and a canary bright halter top The family dog trotted dutifully behind her down the rows of […]
YAM
YAM For those who love the earth The yam is a surprise– Versatile starch and tuber. A treasure beyond the red soil, The soul of earth Buried deep within Folds of mud and silt Clinging to her with a million fibrous nerves Feeding on water […]