Zen Master in Ecstasy
Attacking from all directions,
from the woods and fields of Connecticut,
Buckhorn Plantain, Carolina Geranium,
Bluegrass, Backyard Grass, Goosegrass, Foxtail Grass,
Chickweed, Ground Ivy,
Carpet Weed, Horsenettle,
Hambit, Lambsquarters,
Mushrooms, and Nutsedge,
Ragweed, Sorrel, Speedwell, Splurge.
What glories
spread upon our green suburban lawns!
Violets, Star-of-Bethlehem!
-Dick Allen
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