Tag Archives: plants

Nopal Sculpture (from the Time Capsule)

she bless’d neighborhood

with beauty and sustenance

till fatigued by time

Lettuce Bush plus A Mystery

Here’s the result of several lettuce
seeds sharing a large pot.

Does anyone know what this succulent is?
I did not plant it.  But several years ago
(after living here for over a decade) it
gradually popped up and stayed here.
I have taken some cuttings to spread
it around our property.  For now we’ve
been calling it our alien plant.  If you
recognize it, please let me know.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!

Surprise Lily

born au naturel
a fox hunter’s
freshness

her descending corolla
to succumb fully veil’d
in green

to magically recede ’neath earth’s bed
and be resurrect’d
generation next

Any side of the Sun

palms of leaves
tir’d and slipping
from the wood
onto the bed of marl

cultivating
dreams of rainbow petals

yesteryear’s keepsake to bear
of cloudless blues

the fruits to inspire
of their own dreams
and bless tomorrow’s trees
with laughter