delphiniums
 
delphiniums are voracious feeders taking taking
nutrients from the soil sucking
they do not respect
the needs of their garden neighbors.
this is reflected in their fragility—
the sudden gasp of their blue
that cannot last, the blackened curl
of their petals creeps so soon,
just like their roots, that engorge,
gluttons with no faith

in the sun rising tomorrow.

 

5.13.05

s.spachman