Hi, All! I read this to some people who said it sounded like "The Night Before Christmas" and I said, ''Well, the first day in the garden is a lot like the night before Christmas, in a way. Hope all your gardens are thriving! Phoebe

First Day In The Garden

Nothing to do,

   Such a beautiful day,

So out to the garden

   I went to play.

There with the flowers,

   Veggies and weeds,

When just weeks ago

   I had nothing but seeds.

Welcome, O Spring!

   Yay! It’s finally stopped snowing!

Get up and get out!

   It’s time to get going.

Pull out the shovel,

   The hoe and the rake,

And dream of tomatoes,

   Heirloom and beefsteak.

And of corn that will grow

   So green and so high,

I might need an elephant

   To measure it by.

Noble eggplant and pepper,

   Red radish or pea,

Tender shoots hold the promise

   Of dinners-to-be.

So I water and feed them,

   I nurture and weed them,

I mulch every bed,

   And clip all the dead heads,

I fend off the rabbits,

   the birds and the bugs,

And purchase a 6-pack

   To conquer the slugs.

But nothing’s forever

   And this will not last.

It will soon be September.

   Time passes so fast!

Leaves will be falling

   And nights will turn cold.

My birthday will come,

   To remind me I’m old.