“More than enough is not what I desire.”
                                        --T’ao Ch’ien

I plant three rows of beans,
Two squash plants, two cucumber vines,
Three tomato plants, and a bell pepper.

One row of onions. That’s enough.
I will care for those few
And water and shade them when
The sun turns vicious.
            It will do. I don’t require much.

Hand me that book and a glass of tea,
And the day will be complete.

© by Steve West.
Used with the author's permission.