Wildflower Delight

 

Wildflower Garden

The price of bedding plants is so high these days,

And I being in my green-thumb phase,

Decided to purchase a bag of wildflower seed,

A mixture of perennials and annuals, a bargain indeed,

A 2 lb bag could cover 500 square feet,

My gardening plan was almost complete,

I prepared a small spot with rich garden soil,

It was really quite easy, not the usual toil,

Then sprinkled some seed and raked lightly over the top,

Watered them thoroughly… my own little crop,

It was only days before sprouts started breaking through,

The delight on my face was evident as they grew,

I was like a proud new parent doting on my young,

Simply from a few little handfuls of seed I had flung,

The surprise came when they started to grow,

The kind of plants they were began to show,

I had sunflowers, and a variety of delicate flowers I can’t name,

Some blooming white, some purple, some pink, they became,

A beautiful array of wildflowers just as I had envisioned,

I knew my seed propagation had been a good decision.

Tammy Harvey

6/29/2023