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Issue #23 Community Gardens, Boulder, Colorado, April 13, 2002.
Haiku: Susan Peterson, Krista Morien, Patrick Lynn, Sara Benson, Jonathan Machen, Sanjay Rajan, Robert Power. Photos and layout: Jonathan.
first spring butterfly
heads off across the meadow
towards the chainsaw
the perfect garden plot
its owner missing all of this
spring comraderie
fences become art
dividng more than gardens
on the shared land
getting a headstart
while gardeners prepare the soil
flourishing wild plants
warm spring afternoon
an eager, young doberman
vomits in the path
black plastic
turning last years leaves
into compost for the next
bending down to see
the ladybug - it disappears
into the grass
brand new rhubarb leaf
unfurling in the spring soil
a hoe lies nearby
amazing tamales
hits the spot
first for this season
the sounds of spanish
and english interweave
through the garden plots
shared soil and water
conversation and birdsong
make community
it is this unfamiliar
place that is my garden
Im coming to know
leftover lettuce
still looks good enough for salad
after the long winter
bedroom flipflops
walk gingerly
soaking spring sun
too busy talking
to the gardeners to write
any haiku today
after the siamese
wanders on, the image of
her blue eyes remains
i am sorry
but gardening plots
can look like burial spots
each plot reflecting
the gardeners temperament
and menu preference
overgrown plot
at the community garden
laughing yellow daffodils
mountains of manure
at the edge of the gardens
fragrance of promise
the promise of spring
emanating with the scent
of a young onion
yellow stickies
holding my haikus
little is all we need
trying to catch up
to the heat of the spring day
newly planted seeds
six legs and orange wings
keeping me company
on the tan page
each garden is a
reflection of its owners
creativity
this pink flamingo
an unsuitable scarecrow
for the hungry deer
among the gardeners
one by one my friends emerge
watching others work
long blade of dead grass
dangling from the sparrows beak
wobbles in the wind
yellow bucket
holding compost for
her garden greens
first spring butterfly
heads off across the meadow
towards the chainsaw
the perfect garden plot
its owner missing all of this
spring comraderie
fences become art
dividng more than gardens
on the shared land
getting a headstart
while gardeners prepare the soil
flourishing wild plants
warm spring afternoon
an eager, young doberman
vomits in the path
black plastic
turning last years leaves
into compost for the next
bending down to see
the ladybug - it disappears
into the grass
brand new rhubarb leaf
unfurling in the spring soil
a hoe lies nearby
amazing tamales
hits the spot
first for this season
the sounds of spanish
and english interweave
through the garden plots
shared soil and water
conversation and birdsong
make community
it is this unfamiliar
place that is my garden
Im coming to know
leftover lettuce
still looks good enough for salad
after the long winter
bedroom flipflops
walk gingerly
soaking spring sun
too busy talking
to the gardeners to write
any haiku today
after the siamese
wanders on, the image of
her blue eyes remains
i am sorry
but gardening plots
can look like burial spots
each plot reflecting
the gardeners temperament
and menu preference
overgrown plot
at the community garden
laughing yellow daffodils
mountains of manure
at the edge of the gardens
fragrance of promise
the promise of spring
emanating with the scent
of a young onion
yellow stickies
holding my haikus
little is all we need
trying to catch up
to the heat of the spring day
newly planted seeds
six legs and orange wings
keeping me company
on the tan page
each garden is a
reflection of its owners
creativity
this pink flamingo
an unsuitable scarecrow
for the hungry deer
among the gardeners
one by one my friends emerge
watching others work
long blade of dead grass
dangling from the sparrows beak
wobbles in the wind
yellow bucket
holding compost for
her garden greens
solo/group kukai
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen
drawing/writing/photography
jonathan machen