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Dreams of Flora

                                                              Dreams of Flora                    How fantastic is this          Forget-Me-Not forest          of Foxtail and Fir;          eonic guardians of          magic Kinnikinnick carpets           where Columbines collide          and bow to the          Wallflower’s beauty,          globally golden;          with misused name.          Fens and glens full aglow          from last nights           Shooting Stars, scattered          across the ground;          pointing back toward           their heavenly home.          Indian Paintbrushes paint           a ring of Bluebells, as           Fairy Trumpets blow          in a warning wind.          Below the Lodgepole Pine          all the berries thrive.          Buffalo, Goose, Thimble,          Silver, Snow and Rasp           respective of their          Elderberry. Lower yet           the brush begins;          Wizened Sage watches           over Rabbit, Elk and          Antelope Brush, as well          as Buck and Bottle.                      The Snakeweed crawls          and the Horsetail cleans           as Cherries choke           the Golden Rods.          The centuries sentry,                   an Englemann Spruce          stands so tall, above it all.          White Miners Candles           and Burning Bush           torch spring’s path;          parts of which grow           crazy with Loco-Weed          and wild with Strawberries          as Tall Chiming Bells ring          summer and stream.          A Pin Cushion’s purple                   beauty causes even                   the Aspen to quake;          as the Fireweed burns           a Mockorange sunset          of Golden Smoke wafting          through Wayfaring Tree          and Yellow Evening Star.           

Copyright © December 2001 Mark D. Kilburn


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