nothing grew as I expected
the lavender and mint expanded
but the sage
flew away like a white-winged bird
Avocado seeds calcified
brittle boned, algic
basil seedlings rooted quickly in water
grew sturdy as trees
These
familiar plants
here
in altered seasons,
longer than the north
I am
beginning to sense
how little I know about how or
why things things grow
I observe sorrel leaves closing at dusk
to meet me opening mid-morning
So many plants under the earth
yet to grow
hidden like ghosts
