OTTAVA RIMA

Marigold Flowers Glow in the Ferny Green

The Lark’s poetry competition — third place winner

Photo by William J Spirdione

I started gardening when I was young
while holding handfuls of these precious seeds.
These little half white half black sticks far-flung
all over garden loam just scratched of weeds.
Remember picking flowers dried among
bright orange blooms still bright. Our seed…