Meadows
Narrow
Intermittent rectangles,
Irregular, strips of earth
Planted.
An Ohio farmer calls these
English gardens.
Densely packed
Cornflowers
Purple coneflowers
Phlox
Blanket flowers
Sun flowers
Allium
Zinnias and marigolds
Attract
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Pollinators.
Intermittent rectangles,
Irregular, strips of earth
Planted.
An Ohio farmer calls these
English gardens.
Densely packed
Cornflowers
Purple coneflowers
Phlox
Blanket flowers
Sun flowers
Allium
Zinnias and marigolds
Attract
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Pollinators.
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.
