by Sandi Sweeney
How Do You Know When to Plant
The timeline is all about access:
Access to the day the body is not too tired.
Access to seeds, sourced from friends
How do you plan to start a living entity
within the cumulus humulus of the everyday actions?
The day must be auspicious.
Perhaps it will have fish and orange
fruits to signify abundance.
The day of beginning, the day to begin anew.
The way that all dirt is tilled and divided.
Pick every Wednesday!
Who knows which Wednesday will be best to plant,
but I do make a commitment to it.
I know the day is arbitrary
and resigned, all at the same time.
Here we are with our five tomatoes –
no one is eating full time from our garden.
J. Mork is a longtime resident of San Francisco. She has written and performed in the Bay Area focusing on issues of chronic illness and sexuality. She has been a sex worker for 20 years and is a published writer, most recently in Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year: Volume 2 and A Whore’s Manifesto. You can reach J. Mork by email at msmeow70@gmail.com.
Sandi Sweeney is a mixed media artist and crafter. Her love of nature provides the inspiration for the pieces she creates and her approach is eclectic and whimsical. She enjoys taking pieces of nature and transforming them into unique pieces of art.