And so we curse
this edible vision,
this crayon yellow
turned silver-spun filament!
Oh, grand survivor
of mower and spade,
of poison and time,
perhaps it’s our viewpoint
that needs weeding out.
.
(c) 1982, 1994, 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
August 31, 2011 by Betty Hayes Albright
And so we curse
this edible vision,
this crayon yellow
turned silver-spun filament!
Oh, grand survivor
of mower and spade,
of poison and time,
perhaps it’s our viewpoint
that needs weeding out.
.
(c) 1982, 1994, 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
Hey, this is great–I like “grand survivor” (that would be me, too)!
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“perhaps it’s our viewpoint
that needs weeding out.”
Amen to that.
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Ben, thank you for reading this. 🙂 While we’re on the subject, here’s one more:
https://raindancepoetry.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/beauty-and-the-beholder/
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