our garden could be one bean and we'd rejoice

However carved up 

or pared down we get, 

we keep on making 

the best of it as though 

it doesn't matter that 

our acre's down to 

a square foot. As 

though our garden 

could be one bean 

and we'd rejoice if 

it flourishes, as 

though one bean 

could nourish us. 

 

Listen to it here

 

[Kay Ryan {1945- } 'The Best of It', from The Niagara River]