Puzzled, I watched them every day, Worried that the ants which crept and crawled and covered the orbs Would kill whatever was hidden within the green jackets. But low and behold, One cool and sunny morning I discovered Giant, magenta, puffs! Peonies, my neighbor called them “Put them in a vase and they’ll brighten your kitchen” And she was right. They did. But she didn’t warn me that the ants would make the journey too. Big black bugs trespassed my table Running down the legs, across the floor, to hide under the heat of the stove. I wonder where they are now. I mowed the lawn Gathered up the broken limbs that littered the yard I tried to keep things Pretty I really did But I did not plant a garden. I just didn’t know how. Late in May dark pink roses Blanketed the trellis. I didn’t do a thing! They just exploded out of nowhere 5
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