"Plants"

Plants and metaphor like the mimosa- so super sensitive it recoils from touch or is as one pathologically withdrawn... and the saxifrage- a testament to resilience- born of rock springing forth without soil, without a rich loam on which to take root- and still, it splits stone... It is like a Phoenix- born of ash a plucky survivor... and the poppy- fleur du mal beautiful, though dangerous ( as so many people.) And what of the common story of a traveler deathly ill and a miraculous healing from a repulsive brew, unsavory though the cup brims with indigenous knowledge... Botanicals- they're an encyclopedia of paradoxical wisdom a wealth of the wonderous and wild. Some are noxious, others beneficial, often curative or nutritious, delicious fragrant and decorative- herbs and spices and the goodness of grain... And there's an abundance in forests and fields in gardens grown these, nature's gifts a dew- flecked bounty so succulent with life.