“ Purplish Lips “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“ Purplish Lips “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Purplish lips
dotted
with mahagony
flowers
yellowish-olive
decorative
and popular
leathery fronds
being
pulled apart
when
the flowering
stops
then discarded
leaving
deep yellow
marks
and maroon
blotches
new growth
showing
at the top
keeping
a careful
watch
for downward
arching
yellow-spotted
green margins
as edible rootstock
of mottled
rose-pink orange
having
been sown in Spring
distinguishing
globular green ...