August 2021 – The Trials and Tribulations of an Urban Farmer

The Meaning of Pure White Flowers

29 Aug 202129 Aug 2021

In spring, I added leftover wildflower seeds to the planters along with alyssum and dahlia seeds. When I was forced to remove the snapdragons from the front garden bed due…

Inspirations…

Resilience and Resolution

Avocado pit swaddled and tucked away.Weeks later sending forth roots.Too small to sustain your stem, I wait.I am too long in remembering,And tender shoots turn brown. I reproach myself for…

Bougainvillea

15 Aug 202115 Aug 2021

We met often in “the before”.Your colorful arch embraced us in Barbados.I walked down your lane in Venice Beach. I found you in the greenhouse.Warm and safe in artificial campus…

Inspirations…

Ducks and Rain, A Poem

8 Aug 20218 Aug 2021

The raindrops keep others at bay while I swim in the pool of blue water.Cares and aches dissipate for a time under canopy of grey clouds.A lone goose soars, beckoning…