I left town years ago
and moved to the woods
with a forest
for a back yard
~ trilliums in spring
mushrooms in fall ~
.
a grassy clearing
perfect for daisies
bordered by fiddleheads
tended by deer
.
maple saplings shoot up
fresh and green
grand fur stretch overhead
moss carpets the shade
and just beyond
.
are skunk cabbage, huckleberry
salmonberry, sword fern
fawn lilies, ocean spray
Oregon grape, vanilla leaf
licorice fern, lupins
columbines, dandelions
cedar, oak and hemlock
.
I asked around
and they all agreed-
none of them
are weeds
.
By Carys Owen
Written for the dVerse Poetry prompt of ‘Weeds’
Carys Owen Poetry 
HA.. Loved your poem, Carys.
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Aw thanks!
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I’m glad you and your neighbours agree – these sound so beautiful!
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Yes, they’re pretty easy to get along with!
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I’ve always wanted to live in the woods or forest, Carys, and your poem has strengthened that desire. I love the thought of daisies and fiddleheads in a grassy clearing.
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Yes, I ended up living rurally almost accidentally and also enjoy heading to town for poetry events and other activities. The peace and quiet is wonderful!
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I think some of them could be an invasive weed in other surroundings, but I guess if they are all in balance nobody totally dominates.
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Yes, left alone nature has a great handle on things…the problem is usually those pesky humans and their anthropocene ways 😉
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