Friday, September 20, 2013

These thistles


These thistles
Were not
Flowers
That any body
But the finches
Wished

A sprig of holly
Waxing in winter
Loudly rises
Acrid
And woody
Poison

The constant ivy
Ruins the apse
To only
A spider's
Vestment

While red
(As I can be)
Piling stones
All green was left
To carry the day













Tom McGlynn
copyright 2013

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