I jangle the loose change
in my pocket
Tag: wildflowers
first coltsfoot flowers
take aim at the overcast sky
bindweed’s heart-shaped leaves
the two goldenrod stalks
topple together
wingstem
the buzzing gets louder
every time the wind blows
false solomon’s seal
acts like it doesn’t even know
the shadowy leaves
hepatica
springing through an old fern leaf
art deco stamens
skunk cabbage
each avoiding the others’
hot, foul breath
two hepaticas
a strand of silk joins
their hairy stems
trailing arbutus
an eyeful of ratty leaves
when I bend down to sniff
between the blue stones
the snowplow pushed off the road
yellow coltsfoot wheels
