(image: boxwood hedges; the Latin name for boxwood is Buxus japonica, I think)
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Bold Talk
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I buried several sadnesses, not knowing
they considered themselves to be seeds.
They broke through ground and grew
into grief-bushes that shadows fertilized.
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Today, I had about enough of them,
so I snipped and chopped. I yanked
out roots. I stood there like a plow-horse
lathered in sweat, too tired to be sad
or happy, with just enough energy left
to vow never to sow sadness again.
Yes, I vowed. Bold talk.
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Copyright 2009 Hans Ostrom
