Burning Bush
Her euonymus alatus,
invasive Burning Bush, its fiery
feathers tall above the dying,
stands as if it were immune
from autumn’s bitter bites.
She longs for the staying power
of the Burning Bush, wants
to have her own tale told forever,
but she knows her story exists for today,
written in the ashes of her burning.
invasive Burning Bush, its fiery
feathers tall above the dying,
stands as if it were immune
from autumn’s bitter bites.
She longs for the staying power
of the Burning Bush, wants
to have her own tale told forever,
but she knows her story exists for today,
written in the ashes of her burning.