Garden

A humble plot in the corner
raggedy beds line gopher-ridden grass
A small cat hunts golf finch
and leaves them for my pleasure by the hose

I plant seeds and wait hours...days
Trying to conjure the child-like intensity of watching
a bean plant germinate in a plastic bag...so much more
is riding on my garden plants

I doubt the seeds ability to push the soil-
it doesn't have the right nutrients, not enough sun, water.
Anticipation degenerates to doubt...
Then breakthrough.

I will see sunflowers this year.