Pitcher Plant – v2

Field trip

On the bus

Down the road

To see science

Out in the wild

The bog sucked my leg

Into the sphagnum

Florescent green

Clear almost

Like a bottle brush

Worn and bent

Or a loosestrife forest

Stagnant rich water

Peated deep

Stealing light

Into its void

Below the mat

Heating the soup -

Caramelized consommé

Peat harvested

Branches and more caught

Layers of time

Of the former lake

Before the beaver

Held, stillness

and the bloom; overtake

Exploring on my own

Watching the dragonflys arch and fall

Hover in the air

Grasp a switch

Sway with the breeze

Pitcher plant

Deep living pipe

Green and red

Near fall, autumn

A pool of water

A pool, a soup

Nitrogen rich with flies

Trapped, meeting their fate

As food, as prey

For a voracious plant

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edited November 4, 2018

Pitcher Plant – v2

May 27, 2004

Pitcher Plant

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Pitcher Plants – v2

Like infant pitcher plants

the shape of the leaves

pushing up through;

The litter of last fall’s leaves

awakening in spring.

New soft-slate-green, cups

tulips, rising from the grey-brown;

Mouths open, yearning

as if drinking the light

rising into the morning.

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edited April 21, 2015

Pitcher Plants – v2

March 27, 2009

Pitcher Plants

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

Prospect Street

Suncook, NH

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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

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,170+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Pitcher Plant

Field trip
On the bus
Down the road
To see science

The bog
Sucked my leg
Into the sphagnum
Florescent green
Clear almost
Like a bottle brush
Worn and bent
Or a loosestrife forest

The stagnant rich water
Below
Stole light
In its void
Heating the soup -
Caramelized consommé

Peat harvested
Branches and more caught
Layers of time
Of the former lake
Before the beaver
and the bloom

Exploring on my own
Watching the dragonflys arch and fall
Hover in the air
Grasp a switch
Move with it in the breeze

Pitcher plant
Deep living pipe
Green and red
Near fall
A pool of water
Nitrogen rich with flies
Trapped, meeting their fate
As food
For a voracious plant

====

edited November 4, 2018

Pitcher Plant – v2

May 27, 2004

Pitcher Plant

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/05/pitcher-plant.html

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,000 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

branches, creator, dragonfly, flowers, forest, God, green, harvest, light, living water, poetry, red, water, pitcher plant, bog,

#branches #creator #dragonfly #flowers #forest #God #green #harvest #light #living water #poetry #red #water #pitcherplant #bog