the vegetable garden

I see the animals
in the woods peering into my
yard.
talking with one another.
mumbling,
whispering, asking each other
when is he ever
going to grow a garden.
He's got plenty of room.
it would be nice if he
had some tomatoes growing,
some corn, some green beans.
Or carrots
two rabbits said.
nice big fat carrots.
maybe some hot peppers too,
a squirrel chimed in
twitching his
tail,
which made all of them laugh
and shake their
heads.