Saturday, March 17, 2012

Slippery Elm

" Slippery Elm "

by Suzán Jiván
aka Mom-Mom Suzán

for Kenny, Jimmy & Eric...

I

Slippery elm
either single
or divided
somewhat
wooly

II

Prominently
red-hairy
cottontail
bottomland

III

Flycatcher
"wheeep"
and a burry
"prreet"
high in trees

IV

Galls on leaves
vast majorities
thorax abdomen

V

Median furrow
mostly folded
robust

VI

Freshly cut
inconspicuous
thin deciduous

VII

Dense clusters
fragrant
when crushed
carnivorous

VIII

Sticky secretions
aquatic habitat
bilateral

IX

Derived
from Latin
punguis
" fat "
lying flat

X

Ground
into flour
ruffed grouse...

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