strawberry
colored
pink leaves
or flowers
that nearly
resemble
leaves
contrast
with
white one
in the rear
the petal
a streak of
yellow
in the
center
7/8/2021
the
soil
dug well
plant planted
well
the crimson
pistils
stand
tall
the red reddish
color
a burning hue
and almost blood life
the green
and red
contrast
7/8/2021
green
small
ones
with the
green
unopened
buds on top
the sun’s rays
licked the
leaves
with radiant
light
7/8/2021
Cortederia
Cortederia
selloana
family
name
Poeceae
family
names are so important
everything
and everyone has a place where they emanate from
pampas
the
very name
makes
one think of
South
America
even
though taken from a German botanist living in Brazil
the
pleasant furry feathery yellow blossom top
reminds
one of wheat
it
waves to one in the wind
the razor they call it
the
cutting effect of the sharp leaf
a
tall grass its towering features dwarf the stature of a human
people
complain about you
they
say you are invasive
the
thing that is wrong about you
cannot
be a criticism made by
homo sapiens
10/3/20
poeceae
some
things in this world
have
latin names
a
species found everywhere
everyplace
a
colorful species
the
source and staff of life
symbol
of humanity’s wealth
symbol
of human liberation
the
need of us all
cereal
decoration
a
function necessary to hold the soil in place
natures
carpet
pastures
and lawns
a
collective sweet beauty soft to the eyes and pleasant to the touch
10/03/2020
some have bright green
like freshly mixed lemon yellow and blue
oil paint the streaks of blue dancing
off the bright hair like leaves
the whole field
resembling a mass of unkempt hair
10/03/2020
grass is different
one species has blue green
the color distinct
leaves
their leaves broad like a
large knife
cutting the wind with
beauty
2/3/2017
