a cake that collapsed,
a zucchini casserole
without zucchini
Symbols of this Day
gardening
Zucchini Therapy (Bless You, Barbara Kingsolver)
Zoom meeting hell day
computers that will not work
need zucchini love
Coronatine Revamped
Zoom meetings drain me
but how sweet these tomatoes
and basil, with love
Zucchini Has Friends
cucumbers are here!
and what better potatoes
than purple, from home?
From the Heart
lemon-dijon tuna
on a bed of basmati
and my garden peas
even the heart shape
couldn’t win me their favor
though i tried. i tried.
From Scratch and Seed
our homemade pizza
with veggies from the garden
(love summer weekends)
Cool Down. Breathe.
these summer rainstorms
bring breezy joy to hot days
(save us from the drought)
my former student
once a refugee herself
now teaches me hope
making me these masks
so i can mouth English words
as when i taught her
Solar Products
dawn clouds framing trees
parmesan zucchini, please
(sunlit expertise)
July Blooms (Why Yes, Carrots Bloom)
sunflowers, carrots
zucchini ready to burst
bring it on, summer
seltzer, zucchini,
cosmos invading background
what else says July?
Root Gold
in March, we built it.
Douglas Fir, organic soil
we placed it. waited.
in April, snow hit.
the harshest frost recorded
so late in the spring.
in May, leaves blossomed
flaunting for the cold world
their defiance.
in June, flowers bloomed
as pretty as peonies,
protecting their roots
in July, i dug
searching for gold in soft soil
and finding these gems
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