“How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,
Whose action is no stronger than a flower?” William Shakespeare (Ward 150)
Not Rose Petals
“Our love is not rose petals
or Valentine candy –“ (Ward 150)
“ . . .it is dirt and sand”
“. . . it is the soil we roll in”
“Our love is dirt and sand
and coarse pebbles in a shallow brook.” (Ward 151)
Naming the Growth
“. . . to call a single plant from one lone seed
“love-in-a-mist,” then “devil-in- the bush” (Ward 38) repeated 4 times
“A love that’s lush is grand until we’re touched
Spring Begins in Hinckley, Ohio II
of last year’s leaves . . . I love how they love
what is used and then spoiled – how they, deep
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