Scattered seeds

'Flower Batik'
20"Wx20"H

Flowers in my garden
throw their seeds into the wind
Robins, sparrows and chickadees
doing their part to spread them
willy nilly throughout
next spring's garden

I watch a tiny chipmunk gather moss
then scale the brick wall to make a nest
in the gutter

While the fat grey squirrel
digs up tulip bulbs
then replants them
somewhere else

Art and Words by Beverly Ash Gilbert