Rabbit proof fence too long
\nFor the moment.
\nIt swirls and bends
\nUntil further notice
\nAnd cooler days.<\/p>\n
Guerlain powder
\nOn baby squash leaves
\nTastes awful to tiny mouths
\nChewing fast on the greens.<\/p>\n
Put baby powder on the
\nCostco list, plus another load of
\nGarden soil. Dirt. Good dirt.
\nDirt on\u00a0my long skirt.<\/p>\n
Half\u00a0inch galvanized
\nWelded wire mesh,
\nBans marauding mice
\nHungry for my tomatoes.<\/p>\n
Ah,\u00a0the grasshoppers! Again!
\nChomping greedily on my kohlrabi
\nJust as they start to plump!<\/p>\n
Turnips ready to pick
\nWith leaves turned yellow.
\nThey’re done and ready to pickle
\nWith cardamom, maple, and cinnamon.<\/p>\n
Sweet potatoes going gangbusters!
\nI wonder how many there may be
\nAs I peek down below the plethora of leaves to see
\nWhat has plumped and pushed up.<\/p>\n
Cucumbers climbing
\nAn old wire cage.
\nPoison mushrooms sprout
\nBetween flattened cardboard mulch.<\/p>\n
Too much nitrogen
\nNothing grows.
\nTomatoes need phosphorous.
\nMust fertilize.<\/p>\n
When will this white trash mess
\nLook like… a garden?
\nWhen this old woman
\nBecomes young again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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