yard work 3
spread five small bales of hay
in the vegetable garden
barely covering one third of it
shopped at Gilbertie’s
bought parsley, rosemary, thyme (English)
lavender (silver), Greek oregano and
fuzzy oregano “Dittany of Crete”
three sprigs African blue basil –
an accidental hybrid that grows rapidly
into a shrub beloved by bees
planted them all and numerous
scarlet runner bean seeds