Oak

 

Quercus

five species

we know

 

for here

in

North America

above the cool

waters of the

Caribbean

 

white oak – Quercus alba

 

chestnut oak – Quercus montana

 

red oak – Quercus rubra

 

willow oak – Quercus phellos

 

water oak-Quercus nigra

 

 

i saw your

  leaf

    delicately

    dancing in

    the wind

the deep dark

    green

 

seemed

its strength

in the sun

 

the acorns

   the seeds

       of

   your beauty

  adorn you

 

 

 

 

remove tannins

never eat acorns raw

for even a plant has a right to self defense

boil

soak

properly

prepare

and

feast

 

                                  5/27/2021