A Season in the Garden

Description of plants growing in a vegetable for one season.

A Season in the Garden


The long summer days were hot and dry.
Now it’s past the end of fall.
Some cabbage, watermelon, and lettuce grew.
During June it didn’t rain at all.

In March carrots and peas were planted.
Inside, marigolds started from seeds.
The spring rain grew early peas.
Time was spent hoeing weeds.

Pea pods were unfilled in June.
Pumpkins vines were dropping down.
The first red tomatoes were ripe.
The green beans turned brown.

During the first of August some rain fell.
The carrots were growing underground.
Indian corn hung on stalks in early fall.
Some pumpkins had grown orange and round.

Birds had fluttered around the sunflowers.
The squirrel had sat on the woodpile.
A black and yellow spider had clung to a web.
In November it snowed a while.

Reviews

[Sioranth Smith]

This is a beautifully simple poem. It seems like something that should be read out on the porch rocker during twilight while watching the lightning bugs. It evokes a very "homey" feeling. Thanks for sharing!