Working Land
he maintained terraces on the hillside
she
their herb garden above
on a concrete sport court covered by brick
pathways between raised beds
they weeded
pruned
dug out stepping stones undermined by invasion
above a mosaic of cheat grass roots
next to raised beds of arugula, beets, kale
beds dug over and sweetened with manure
soon planted with purple pod peas sugar snaps
there was apple sauce in February, frozen strawberries
blueberries and figs in season, lettuces, too
food in abundance in the stores
they were not ready to plant seeds
not while north winds blew
upended buckets down their path
copyright © Dick Russell
2018
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