-Rosemary likes sunshine,
so we planted it over there
where it’ll get lots of it-
Interwoven with observations
about where the sun rises and sets,
-it rises on that side and sets on that other one-
an explorations of smells:
of soil, of compost,
-compost contains dung from a cow or a horse-
The fear from knowing that
compost is horse’s faeces
goes away when the neighbourhood gardener asks,
-well what does a horse eat?-
Brains churn, eyes glow, ears keen,
-grass!-
and
-so compost is grass!-
After the first timid plant is in the soil,
along with
-worms don’t hurt-
and
-soil isn’t dirty-
All the small hands follow
into the old tyre, the new home
of a ‘foot’ of alpinia,
they collect dry leaves to mulch the soil
and protect the new plant.
-planting things is a lot of fun!-
The sun is setting but,
-will we plant one more?-
