"Blackberry Winter"
(a cinquain sequence)
A vase
of lead crystal
purchased at a Piggott
flea market for many dollars
holds not
only
white narcissus
but also a round leaf
from a broken begonia knocked
over
by a
cat. A purple
wisteria cluster
graces and perfumes the entire
bouquet.
[PL. written in April of 2012. No such bouquet this colder-than-usual spring. But later, the plants will replicate the scene depicted.]
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Yes, no bouquets to be had this year! My entire neighborhood is filled with wisteria and the sidewalks are purple. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteMy wisteria is very, very old, grows at the base of an old tree and blooms late--not like the kind I see occasionally around here. I'd like to have some of that kind, too.
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