Living Magic

What miracles erupt from the
Earth that nourishes us in timeless
iterations of life and death, when
winter departs and the soil warms
so sap rises in the trees and spring
sun and rain return their foliage and
more, much more, for peaches and
plums, cherries and apples, pears and
nuts transform their carriers into
cornucopias of plenty. Our gardens
will never cease their bountiful
surprises, gracing us with gifts we
had no idea were forthcoming when
we filled our compost bins with
kitchen waste and watched
incredulous as tomato vines appeared
and cucumbers as well, flowering
and spreading in the most unlikely
places, the graceful fronds of corn
stalks among the irises, and vines
creeping up among the roses to
reveal growing globes we will
eventually harvest and marvel at
their taste on our breakfast table,
ripe, juicy and sweet melons, all that
nature teases us unsuspecting gardeners
with; undue rewards granted her
admiring corps of emulators.