back pocket
we keep planting seeds not knowing
what if anything will come out of the ground
sometimes we are pleasantly surprised
yet other times we chalk the results
up to luck of the draw
there is nothing charming about bad seeds
but somehow we learn to live with them
every so often I go back to the clinic
to have them tested
and each time they’re slightly different
the good doctor telling me
there is nothing wrong with change
given a clean bill of health
I bring home a new garden spade
hang it unceremoniously on the wall
a packet of wildflower seeds
shoved inside my back pocket
june two thousand eighteen
copyright j matthew waters
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Beautifully penned.
thank you very much
I love this so very much — like you’re going to make babies with a wildflower woman.
that’s a wonderful image, thank you