<blockquote>I am dreaming of peas.
There is a shelling pea called Tom Thumb,
that tolerates the cold.
Eight inches tall.
It thrives in the margins
sets strong roots in small spaces –
but there is also a pea called Homesteader
that can handle the heat and keeps producing,
and shoulders other vegetables aside
to stretch its vines to the sky.
If I can hold them both in my hands
there will be green in my garden all summer.</blockquote>
