May 8*

dandelions

looks like
this world
will be inherited by

slugs and dandelions
dogfish and starlings
nettle, blackberry

scotch broom

and the other
restless results of our
mindlessness.

*Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.
—–
dandelions photo

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1 Response to May 8*

  1. susanissima says:

    Cool poem! It just occurred to me that most of your listings are edible…not all!

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