Geotropic

    by Mimi Ferraro


Sun stutters   tree top
silver shards spark
forest crown   rains stop
beneath  faint light  canopy
roots  spider  tremble earth 
seed pods burst   shoots stem a cappella 
blossoms streak toward furious bloom
mad petals whorl   jungle floor flames inflorescence
howler monkeys  shit   slip knot trick twist vines 
Bee Orchid  Torch Ginger  Lady Slipper  pantomime   
Bird of Paradise lingers   roots finger  driven by old lusts
Mangroves hush   anther bends to stigma
Lianas  stalk  musk