this is written for the prompt carpe diem, first day of the April poem-a-day challenge on a new poetry site i found recently. fingers crossed that i can make it through the month of assignments! i haven't done very well at keeping up in the last couple of challenges, but, well, this poem addresses the issue in a way!
can lure even a reluctant gardener
to jab fingers into moist earth,
to imagine for a few hours I could
root out the weeds; could make this
tiny remnant of Eden bloom.
which are interlopers,
which desired species.
Easiest is to clear them all,
start from scratch – every year
an amateur's new beginning.
What I grow best is hope.
Carpe Diem
I
Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
I love the idea
of working outdoors
more than the
actual sweat and strain.
Still, a spring day
beautiful as thiscan lure even a reluctant gardener
to jab fingers into moist earth,
to imagine for a few hours I could
root out the weeds; could make this
tiny remnant of Eden bloom.
Grubbing through
shoots
I try to remember,
or divine,which are interlopers,
which desired species.
Easiest is to clear them all,
start from scratch – every year
an amateur's new beginning.
What I grow best is hope.
Becky Haigler
April 2012
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