destiny

A jack-o-lantern was carved one crisp fall evening.
All the seeds were scraped and roasted

a snack for the goblins.
But one seed hid in the deep crevices of the pumpkin
It was destined to be something greater

greater than a roasted snack.

The jack-o-lantern deteriorated on the front porch
the seed escaped its confines
it slid on to the ground

then began a perilous journey

migrating the seed
via front yard
across the garage
into the fertile bed of the kitchen garden

so there it slept
under the dirt
through the cold of the winter
planning big plans

one fine spring day
the warmth and the moisture
enticed the seed into sprouting

It did not follow the neat lines
that the family had etched in the dirt
for the tomatoes and peppers
all arranged orderly
equidistant

It fulfilled its dream between two tomato plants
sending out its curly tendrils
grabbing onto the tomato cages
and whatever else they could find

The family was puzzled at this unexpected bounty
should we pull this out?
Is it a weed?
looks like a vine of somekind
lets just wait and see what happens

The vine grew mightier and bigger
than any other plant in the garden
it was loaded with gorgeous yellow flowers
was it a squash
or a cucumber
could it possibly be a pumpkin?

( we found a vine growing in our vegetable patch that we hadn't planted and this is one possibility of how it might have come to be)