A Shelf Full of Plants
by Sondra Ball
Beside my computer,
next to the window
that looks out at my sycamore tree,
is a shelf full of plants.
Most of them are cactii,
because only desert plants
survive the periodic droughts
of my forgetfulness.
Sometimes, in December,
one of them blooms,
spilling spring against the snow
on the window ledge,
and into my room.
         copyright 1997 sondra ball  
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