Old seed packet found
Label said garden balsam
Unknown plant to me
Took a chance on them
Sprinkled into Sheila's bed
replaced her pansies
They grew tall, slender
Bloomed in multiple colors
Like their honoree
End-of-season task
Pull out the spent brown annuals
Drop in compost heap
Too late I noticed
Seed pods bursting on the tips
Like impatiens kin
Uh-oh, get ready
for a balsam profusion
in next spring's garden
~dkm 12/52
