Garden Shopping

Wandering through aisles
lush and fragrant,
no plan in mind, my hand
plucked pansies, apricot
and burgundy like upholstery
in an Edwardian parlor,
two columbines, true Lily of the Valley,
a bleeding heart,
impatiens and coleus,
small now, but full of leafy promise,
lavendar and rosemary,
ingredients, I recognized
only as I tucked
the boxes into the car,
of my mother's garden.