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Like it, too, Andrew. Those unkempt nasturniams somehow akin to the shabby deli - except the former knows how to survive against the odds. Stephen V http://stephenvincent.net/blog/ --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: nasturtium snap To: [log in to unmask] Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 10:56 AM breathy, lovely imagery throughout, and I particularly enjoy "thrives on/neglect," Andrew! On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:30 AM, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > this is a > nasturtium poem > growing along > the fenceline > it thrives on > neglect which > any academic can give it > between showers > always sneaking > into the corner > of an eye > trailing > along a bardic meter > in sunshine > and spring showers > > then > by the outer city subway > as you drive by > where the tattoo shop > and shabby deli > were torn down > on the empty > large commercial lot > hundreds and thousands > of everlastings > swaying in the breeze > from the trains overhead > and the traffic > trundling by > -- > > > Andrew > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/ >