Germination Gap

Springtime bloomers set the garden stage

Living governed by rules as old as time.

And buried bulbs appear impervious to age

Surviving dormant in perennial paradigm.

It seems their static strategy is succeeding,

Arranged in tidy beds with not a thought

Of what the earth endured while they were sleeping

Or other living things their rules forgot.

Then springtime ends with weeks of heavy raining

And unprotected bulbs will turn to rot

Before the hot sun in the sky is reigning

And dandelions spring up in every spot.

These summer ‘ennials bloom with greater freedom

Uncontained by memories and garden lines.

Their roots spread deeper every season

Thriving in droughts and blooming through hard times.

This puff of life will spread across the planet

And seed a sprinkling of growth upon it.