September 2021 – The Trials and Tribulations of an Urban Farmer

Late Bloomer

19 Sep 202118 Sep 2021

She is smaller in stature thanThose whose long necks and yellow petalsBrazenly lure hungry wasps with colour and scent. The late bloomer wears fragile pink,A symbol of kindness, service, beauty,…

Dahlias Bloom

12 Sep 202113 Sep 2021

When the snapdragons were in full bloom early in the summer, I wasn’t expecting to have dahlias in my garden. I had expected to grow a few tubers in pots…

Poetry

Summer Ends

5 Sep 20215 Sep 2021

Shrill sounds of sirens mix with cicadas. Sirens signal danger of collisionAs pandemic lingers.Warning all to keep apart. Cicadas loudly call for connection.Once dormant underground,Urgent now, life cycles ending. Many…