Trillium, a perennial herb with 3 triangular oval leaves, blooms for about 3 weeks in Pacific Northwest forests, showing off its 3 large white petals

Trillium

Mystic

guest,

uncatholic

trinity.

Imbibes

morning

mist,

beloved

ether.

Sings

understory

hymns

with

Wild Ginger

Bleeding Heart

Twistedstalk.

Bows

down

to

cloudbursts

hail showers.

Awakens

for

sun breaks.

Sparkles

up

spires

Cedar

Hemlock

Douglas Fir.

Waltzes

the

Moon.

Wilts

purple,

Longing

Belonging

Silence.

April 2011