she gardened herself happy

Marta decided to garden herself happy It was the thing she used to love to do with her grandparents, Big Pappy and her grandmother, Nora Sue. They had spent many hours planting their seeds Hoeing, tilling, raking, and getting rid of weeds their bounty came in July, and sometimes in June They were still working, singing a communal tune. Big pappy would whistle, Nora Sue would hum. Marta planted her garden, chewing her gum Putting seed packages on stakes so she would remember what she had planted; what she would can in September As she made these new memories, she remembered her roots. Her apple trees were generous, they provided her fruits. Carrots, cabbages, corn and pumpkins came along this July. She smiled at the heavens, feeling her grandparents in the sky.