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Weaving Dispersed Petals: A Poet Reflects on Longing and Flowers
A bouquet titled “Flying,” hanging upside down in a basement window, drying, one stalk fallen on the windowsill, balanced petal down, stem up. When a dear old friend, Chris, and I reconnected near the beginning of the Pandemic, it re-sparked our shared love for language. He had fallen in love with a book and was…
Read MoreTIGHT-LIPPED LILIES
If your florist gifts you gorgeous open mouthed lilies in an arrangements, you will be delighted. Ill never forget the tall guy at the flower shop who told me that once the lily is fully bloomed, its close to the end of its lifespan. What a thought. We often want things big, beautiful, done, and…
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