Matilija

Poem by Lavina Blossom

Illustration by Jane Edberg

A pillowy
patch grows
to a bed.
Fat buds,
unfurl six
blousy scraps
of crumpled
silk around
a puff of yolk.
Petals, stroked
by wind, fold,
twist and lean,
starkly delicate,
against a backdrop
of silvery green.

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Lavina Blossom is a visual artist as well as a writer. She grew up in rural Michigan and now lives in Southern California, where she is growing a native California garden of drought tolerant plants that support local fauna. Her poems have appeared in various journals.