Terrain: One Poem By Victoria Chang from Leaning Toward Light

September 7, 2023

Spring Planting

Today I plant bougainvillea and hyacinth. Tomorrow, crocus
and candied pansies.

I am gardening, but my mind is tilling. The crows enter my yard.
They remind me of ink slabs

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