Dream versus reality
catalogs wait
late winter day
pencils, paper
spread upon a table
bright color pages
luscious vegetables
seductive flowers
the dream begins
order forms complete
payment enclosed
what a wondrous garden
seeds arrive
potting soil
small containers
seeds nestled in
tiny green life surfaces
gasping for light-food-air
days warm-soil responds
accepting the nurtured plants
blossoms form
flowers-vegetables mature
a reality
slugs gnaw on greens
worms sample tomatoes
beetles feed on succulents
crippling winds
tear leaves-snap stems
there is always next year