Black-Eyed Susans

I’m ordering a pack of seeds

For planting near my house.

Some flowers near a home is

An idea that I espouse.

 

If I plant black-eyed Susans

And, with luck, they really sprout,

I’ll surely smile each time

I’m coming home or going out.

 

Their color pops with happiness

And with their middle dot,

Or so-called “eye,” they paint a picture

I like quite a lot.

 

My thumb’s the opposite of green

So I won’t be surprised

If the seeds I plant don’t give me

Blooms the packets advertised.

 

Still, it’s not a big investment

To procure and plant some seeds,

For a dash or rain and sun and hope

Is all somebody needs.