Grandiflora

my heart bows to this magnolia; i pinch
a cone for which i have interior designs.

a juniper hairstreak suckles
nectar from pallid sumac flowers.

a donkey watches me with sweet,
bottomless eyes through a fence where
grapevines are superfluous.

faded redstarts land sporadic, i zoom in
and focus- but they are speedy birds, so i
nevermind them, like i nevermind the
thorns catching hold of me in all
the places you pay such special mind.