Beyond Me by Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu

Author:Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Published: 2020-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

I join Great-grandfather and Grandmother

at the vegetable stand

for their tea break

I tell them about sunflowers and

ask if I can plant some to collect the seeds

to send to the Northeast

I say,

I really wish I had a field of sunflowers

even though

I know

they plan to plant more vegetables

for a Japanese relief group

Great-grandfather suggests planting a corner

of sunflowers

he hears well enough for important things

he hands me the hoe and

heads out to the fields

I follow behind

he shows me where to start

how to strike and

how deep to go

the ground is not that hard

it’s been tilled

turned and

loosened

through the seasons

I strike

turn

loosen

move forward and

strike

along the edge of

the corner

I prepare

for sunflowers

one row

ready to sow

energizes me

I keep going

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