i knew
formed hearty and green
in humboldt
with tiny yellow flowers
peeking from
its firm leaves
it snapped
in raised beds
home to
a cat named mingus
city rats
an earthworm or two
until that time
i did not know
how perfect, a taste
it held
sweet and bitter
concurrent
that summer, sharing earth
with my neighbors
i grew
the need
to know
my food
:D
ReplyDeletei tried broccoli for the first time this year. no joke. (last year was asparagus and peas)
i eat it a few time a month now. nomnomnom