(seeds)

Dreaming of seeds
I open my green
wheel barrow
box, and spread
the packets
across the table.
Scheming plots
and pots,
who wants rows
or circles.
I decide to make
the back yard
my farm,
devoted to food
production.
Berries against
the fence,
lettuce bulging
from barrels,
collards and
cauliflower
in raised beds
which are kind
to the back.

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