Tag Archives: Digging

Dig In

Dig in, both hands, deep, deeper
Packed clay soil meets tenacious space
and gloved pincers, break it all down
to accept gentle roots of Gerbers
Pink, Orange… a splattergasm of color

Heat beats down; the race is on
Toiling Angla in 3-digit sunscreen vs.
ungodly hot-air soup

Inside, peeling the layers of me
Step into cold shower
Ice fire, tingling triumph
Good work; better remedy

© 2013 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil

Poets United: Kim Nelson asked us to “tap the water table,” literally or metaphorically. Believe me when I say this garden, planted in the middle of July, was hard-won labor but worth every drop of sweat! Also at my literal garden, Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, in the margins (near the fence!).  Peace, Amy

Posted by Sharp Little Pencil in Gardening, POETRY, Writing Tags: Colors, Daisies, Digging, Gardening, Heat, Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Poetry, Poets United, Writing