Growing a kitchen garden seems like a worthwhile hobby to pursue
But gardening is something I cannot successfully do..
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To grow vegetables and herbs pesticide-free
To cook using ingredients grown organically
To literally consume the fruits of your labor
To taste the freshness and incomparable flavor
Sounded extraordinarily appealing to me
So one day an amateur gardener I decided to be
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I plunged into my endeavor with great expectations
Bought a number of plants in a gross overestimation
Of my nonexistent ability to raise plants on my own
Soon, without understanding but with plenty of enthusiasm I had thrown
Myself into planting new saplings in a bed I had prepared
Of all the variables that could derail my project, I was unaware
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I overwatered my plants initially but then forgot
To water them completely when dealing with a lot
On my plate, I had planted too many plants in a small space
Thus overcrowding of plants I had to face
The net result was disappointing, many of my plants died
I was disheartened that adequate care to my plants I could not provide
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I scaled down my expectations and tried again
With a single herb in a planter, but my efforts were in vain
This plant under my watchful eye did not survive
I did not know any tricks to make a plant thrive
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Perhaps someday I shall reattempt growing plants under the guidance
Of a seasoned gardener, for now I am nursing guilt intense
On being unable to keep plants alive
As the opposite of having a green thumb I can be described
Passion...unbridled 