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More Than She
Rattling around in her potting shed once
she came across packets five years old;
had not heart to toss the things away.
Popping the lid from an empty parsley shaker,
she tipped the packets’ contents in and stirred.
Ten flats she sowed at random with this mix,
come March, that first year; a month earlier
thereafter, as springs grew warmer. Bits of green
appeared, some here, more there. She'd prick out any
that went to a second pair of leaves, and give them
each its own square pot. What might they be?
Some Red Russian, curly or Lacinato
kale, some radishes, turnips, beets. Six kinds
of lettuce, collards, cabbage -- Dutch or red --
some spinach, also chard. Carrots, kohlrabi