REAWAKENING

The seed catalogue advertised Mosquito Shoo Geraniums as a guaranteed, easy to grow repellant. I had been considering signing up with an exterminator to douse the house with an anti-mosquito treatment. However, my children agreed that this “plant plan” sounded much more environmentally friendly. I ordered two bushes.

The spring rains have begun, a few perennials are beginning to emerge among the already present wild violets and dandelions, and the breeze carries the scent of flowering trees and bushes. I look over my small patio and visualize it as a canvas; the flowers I will plant are my pallet. Potting hurts my back, so I want hardy species that will survive into fall. I visit the local nurseries, thumb through seed catalogues, and consider my options.

So I wonder, amidst all this life in bloom: will I be an annual or a perennial?

REBIRTH

A hint of red glow

Brushed by sun on fairy wings

A field of purple

Jasmine scents the air

Leaves unfurl from winter sleep

Birds sing the sun awake

Seed catalogues arrive

Flocks winging north overhead

Bees buzzing loudly