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Goldenrod: Four Poems
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Flowers Sunspun FOUR FLOWERS
The sun arose in morning glory
with his golden rod
turning violet to rose.
GOLDENROD JEWEL
The bee hung upside down
to clasp
the goldenrod jewel
beneath the hasp
.. and therefore found
chalice not empty
but half full
He swung on the flower's heavy arc
... his striped curl
matching her golden curl
STARDUST OF GOLDENROD
Many are the harshly shod
footprints which have trod
smashing little ones between
the booted and the sod
trampling the stardust
of the goldenrod
GOLDENROD JEWEL
The bee hung upside down
to clasp
the goldenrod jewel
beneath the hasp
.. and therefore found
chalice not empty
but half full
He swung on the flower's heavy arc
... his striped curl
matching her golden curl
STARDUST OF GOLDENROD
Many are the harshly shod
footprints which have trod
smashing little ones between
the booted and the sod
trampling the stardust
of the goldenrod
IRONWEED'S SEPTEMBER SCEPTRES
Like spirits rising
from their sepulchres
are the morning mist's
rising spectres
When they lift
survivors seen
by earth's inspectors:
ironweed and goldenrod
.. sweet September's sceptres
