In the preparation of the yard
detritus of prior uses had accumulated
four truckloads now removed
we have uncovered a place for a secret garden
surrounded by walls
Today I build a trellis for grapes
Montmorency cherry will go in the ground
a small trailer will become the fourth side
shielding the secrets
maybe it will be yellow and white
made in the middle of the last century
like our house
I have been reading up on trees
the cherry and the oak need companions
oak will grow best in place from an acorn
who knew a seedling would surpass its massive cousin while we watch
The leaves of the oak consume my curiosity
from the window their colors look autumnal
several times a day I go out to study them
green as ferns in summer
tinged with red in their newness
as if like other sorts of living things
they have blood in their veins
wisps of flowers grow within
clusters of leaves
delicate as cat whiskers
while the grape flowers open
one one hundredth that size
exuding the fragrance of butterfly wings
calling in hummingbirds
announcing spring
#napowrimo
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