Pitcher Plants

Like infant pitcher plants
pushing up through
the litter of last fall’s leaves
new soft-slate-green, cups
tulips, rising from the grey-brown
mouths open, yearning
as if drinking the light
rising into the sun

March 27, 2009

Pitcher Plants

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/03/pitcher-plants.html

Prospect Street

Suncook, NH

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