this is the year you grow a garden
maybe you will plant herbs on your bedroom window sill
sage, thyme, mint
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maybe you will build a vertical garden
to remind you to grow where you are planted
maybe you will construct a series of raised beds
in the backyard of your family home
maybe you will join a CSA
and discover dragon carrots
this is the year
you grow a garden
to nourish
(to nourish)
who you are and are becoming who you love and are loving
where you live and are living
this wild world needs more gardens
more loam and layers of topsoil
more sun and seeds and compassion
what are you made of?
loam and silt honey and wax the elementals
that bring a garden to life
nourish your body nourish the soil nourish the
bees
and rain and sun and sea
your love will only grow layers
with time and hard work and hope
this is the year you grow a garden