The plants in the garden
test the night soil, search
the soil with sense beyond
any sense I can imagine;
what can they know?

Do they learn from curling,
gather from gripping, a soft
footing, a stance, some alliance
with some earth, agreement;
does earth teach addition, subtraction?

MB 5/4/21

The plants in the garden
test the night soil, search
the soil with sense beyond