FIRST SLIP
HOUSTON • THIRD WARD • 2004
Child, they told me the frost came at 0400 hours.
But I was already kneeling in the dirt.
We planted the collards in the shadow of the church steeple.
Not in the greenhouse. Not in the lab.
In the shadow where the Baptist choir had sung until their lungs burned.
THE LEDGER OF LOSS
| SEED | DATE | OUTCOME |
|---|---|---|
| Brassica oleracea var. acephala | 2004-01-17 | FROST-SEAM |
We did not bury the seeds. We poured the seam.