PAD Day 26 - More Than Five Times *

The Serendipity of Gardens

I’ve tried to write this poem

Five times now 
Today and yesterday,

Pruning the vitex and desert willow

Trimming back the  Russian sage

Thinking what to put in that border

Where  purple sage and Mexican sunflowers

Were a riot of color last year.

In fact, probably more than five times

While weeding the evening primroses

Digging out the irises that won’t bloom

Deep under the plum trees 

Too far from morning sun.

In the kitchen for some toast,

A coffee, pomegranate jam,

I think maybe I’ll give up now

And just pay attention

To the serendipity of flowers

Forget the impossible poem.