1

You have three seedlings and one
funny story after the bluejays stole 
the sunflower seeds from the bed you put them in.
How many weeks did it take
you to find them growing after
you caught the birds busting a few seeds
against the garden bed wall?
 
2
How many pinwheels are needed
to keep all the birds away,
provided none of them stay frightened?
 
3
If you have five clones that hold their ground, 
begun from beefsteak and hardy cherry tomato in May, 
how many tomatoes will you have by August, 
not counting the original two plants?
 
4
How many blessings are divided 
among five jalapeño, four red bell, 
two green bell, a cajun bell and two
cubanell pepper plants, after the cost
of purchase, and how many pots of coffee
will you and your lover drink
to get the grounds needed
to give them nitrogen-rich soil?

Extra Credit: How many cups of coffee

did you have when you bought
that many starter plants?
 
5
How many weeks will squash and zucchini
only produce male blooms, if it
stays chilly and rainy most of spring 
into half of June?
 
6
More than half of your mulch
came with the property
and it holds micro-miracles.
If you keep looking and tending,
when will small wonders cease?