Strawberries

In summer grow bowl after bowl of the sweetest strawberries

and new white petals appear every morning,

turning to more plump red food

for our bodies, and for our souls

reminding me that profusion of sweetness is a part of life

playing hide and seek under healthy green leaves,

delightfully surprising me again and again

For a season

The sun is strong 

and the days feel expansive; 

I keep watering when heat pulls the moisture from my garden

and there are sweet berries

and warmth

and it feels soothing to put my hands in the dirt to pull a weed

No matter how many seasons I experience, it’s always a surprise 

when one morning, I’m shivering

and my hands feel icy when I touch the ground

and it rains

and finally, there are no more blooms