Eucalyptus. What's the poetic kinship with eucalyptus?
Common
Recognizable
Flexible
Invasive
Flowers & buds -- a nod to nature
Fragrant (certain ones)
Sirens birds – crows to hummingbird. And koalas
Volatile. Combustible. Use caution
we saw the huge version of it was it just a while ago? Not to know its name made it monstrous and wild back to the path from gate to sea all the while a wondering where it ends up when it begins again
Eucalyptus growa in Australia, which it is well-known for. Poetry also grows in Australia, though it is not as well-known. But I nominated an Australian poet for the Pushcart Prize last year, and I've read my fair share of good Australian poetry. I have never even seen a eucalyptus.
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of it
was it just a while ago?
Not to know its name
made it monstrous and wild
back to the path
from gate to sea
all the while a wondering
where it ends up
when it begins again
Eucalyptus growa in Australia, which it is well-known for. Poetry also grows in Australia, though it is not as well-known. But I nominated an Australian poet for the Pushcart Prize last year, and I've read my fair share of good Australian poetry. I have never even seen a eucalyptus.
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