that was the year i drowned
Lines from a non-existant novel
Tag Archives: plants
Thoroughwort
these are the weeds she would have removed and i love them all the more for their potent life force, their brilliant defiance
Citronella
the wind rustled the citronella leaves, weaving whispers of fragrance in our hair
Growing Again
repotted, repurposed, reused, reinvigorated, recovery, realization, restore
Brittle
let your warmth
drift slowly across my
doorstep and straight into
my brittle heart
Seasons
seeing everything traced in frost, gives one the courage to welcome the changing seasons
A Break
I will be taking a blog break for a week or so.
Be well, and I’ll see you again soon.
Sleep
there are times when she’d like to close her eyes,
lay her head into folded arms,
and sleep for years and years and years
Wild
she had become wild and overgrown,
like creeping ivy,
and feral night creatures–
like neglected velvet roses
and fierce northern winds
Which One
are you protected
or held prisoner?
spanishwoods 