dogwood simple as a dog rose old ivory burnt crumpled apple green eye on the understory parasol filtered sunbeam milk yellow gray sketch of finger branches fine and gracile upraised be- neath sky high tulip and sycamore alone with airy hemlock and box over nurseries of oak and maple and a much loved neighbor of spring cherries and wild grape in a skirt of cabbage and woodsy winterberry hiding dogwood's secret in the leathery promise of orchids.
February 25, 2021
