A transparent droplet of nectar hangs from the stigma of the bright yellow Pollyanna lily, a solitary tear questioning “common knowledge” about which of God’s creations feel pain, what it means for plants that sense and respond to stress codes, communicate through root systems and chemical signaling, to be cut down before their prime, who […]
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Optimism’s tears
Posted in Communication, Flowers on April 24, 2023 | 2 Comments »
Glinting fractals on the balcony rail
Posted in Aging, Flowers, Lilies on October 9, 2022 | 1 Comment »
I prefer the city at dusk, skies brush-stroked vivid, intensifying as the backdrop goes black, easier to be alone.
Preparing for Spring
Posted in Flowers, Seasons, Women on March 23, 2022 | 2 Comments »
Daffodils bow their heads, shyly pour their golden silence, evade the prying lens, beckon human eyes of the very young, beetles and squirrels scurrying below, those willing to lie down on moist cold dirt to peer inside, past the attention-seeking stigma to the hushed ovary, protectively hidden, the seed-bearing life-giver we charge past, ignore until […]
Lo que dijeron los lirios / What the lilies said
Posted in Diego Rivera, Flowers, Indigenous peoples, Lilies, México, Painting, Women on May 20, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Lo que dijeron los lirios Rivera pintó a las mujeres que reunían los lirios de alcatraces en sus brazos que se cayeron de rodillas en un campo de flores, de vegetales, de maíz mujeres que hemos visto solamente por atrás sus espaldas y caderas amplias debajo de blusas blancas y faldas negras su pelo recogido […]
If we could have spoken tonight
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Falling in Love, Flowers, Reminiscences, Young Love on May 11, 2015 | 2 Comments »
I’d have told you that I spread honey, then sprinkled cumin and the lightest dusting of cinnamon and chili oil on cod filets tonight. To finish, I squeezed fresh limes instead of lemon. The kitchen smelled like your fingers after you made me come describing our scents.