
Statue of Liberty Arm, 1876, Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Via Wikimedia Commons.
As I prepare to do a bit of fall cleanup and plant my 510 flower bulbs, and we all prepare to vote, Tricia graces us with a “riff on the Statue of Liberty.” Perfect!
—Sandra Knauf
Upon This Diversity, the Garden Rests
the withering
end of day lilies
your tired, your poor
huddled masses
yearning
the knockout roses
the squash and cuke
climb the trellis
tempest tossed
calendula and yarrow
lifting
the golden lamp
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Tricia Knoll is an Oregon poet with two books in print – Ocean’s Laughter (Aldrich Press 2016) and Urban Wild (Finishing Line Press 2014). Website: triciaknoll.com
510 bulbs sounds like tennis elbow soreness.. Go slow.
Oh, I will! It’ll probably take all week. Ha! 🙂