overcast
with a sliver of sunshine
rowdy magpie
© Rachel Green June 2021
my bean plants are thriving
but my marigolds
have been eaten by slugs.
Aphids killed the lupins
and the peas dried under the hot sun.
My father provided for a family
from his hard-worked vegetable plot.
A rabbit would starve here.
© Rachel Green June 2021
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