Abundance
Fall harvest. Enough for winter storage.
Enough to share with neighbors.
Enough to donate to the food kitchen.
Pumpkin for soup.
Pumpkin for pie.
Pumpkins ornament houses and yards.
Squirrels, rabbits and raccoons
chew pumpkin decorations
leaving a mess.
Pumpkin residue composted
becomes sustenance for next year’s crops.
In spring a pumpkin vine grows
from the compost pile.
Bees pollinate blossoms and ensure
the possibility of more pumpkins.
So, there will be enough
for all.
Enough to share with neighbors.
Enough to donate to the food kitchen.
Pumpkin for soup.
Pumpkin for pie.
Pumpkins ornament houses and yards.
Squirrels, rabbits and raccoons
chew pumpkin decorations
leaving a mess.
Pumpkin residue composted
becomes sustenance for next year’s crops.
In spring a pumpkin vine grows
from the compost pile.
Bees pollinate blossoms and ensure
the possibility of more pumpkins.
So, there will be enough
for all.
This poem is copyright (©) Elizabeth Thoms Charles 2026
About the Writer
Elizabeth Thoms Charles
Elizabeth is a member of SCBWI. She loves gardening, reading, writing, and walking in nature which occasionally inspires poetry. She earned a BA in Spanish and an MLS in library science. She lives in Colorado and writes picture books and mysteries. Her poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon.
