mine eyes have dazzled days
frightened in electrical storms
of the ‘phone, of the lamp
anemone means wind: opened
by wind? spread by wind?
“flourish in the wind” or wood; beauty’s tears, love’s blood, etc. etc.
clematis with filaments twisted
creeper
like serpents, like Medusa’s
spiral stems allow the floating female
come to seek comfort
contumely
dearer than beauty
& a picture of cocaine or cocoa
imaginary medicine
“varied pleasurable thoughts and associations they suggest”
in wet weather, Lady’s Mantle
ours diamond-fringed
Philosopher’s Stone
many narcissus were lost for two centuries
mirror
pond
Queen of the Dead
Lady ly Night-
shade
night blooming, periodic
Mona Lisa on black velvet
a Gothic beauty delights artists
named after the authoress of Insects of Surinam
whereof no mention by any old ancient writer
nude
a new name had to be found
the hundred-tongued bird
eats the bitter berries
torch-thistle
chosen
rare, novel
stinking hellbore
wort
to cure worms
Flower Freaks
freak forms of the primrose and cowslip
even depicted
in the muzzles of guns
renown in other battlefields
Hortus exhortation rather than merit
a hard-fought peace a pestilent agitator
make men as mad as they please
no, just a Quietude, a Nouvelle Vague
on location jungle mists
“our places near vast forests and often inaccessible terrain”
sea-holly of inland fields—contradictory, anomalous
before flowers are perfected: dolphins
dauphins
to supply ideas to designers
of embroidery, textiles, ceramics
“subject
to the green fly”
the preface is a history of embroidery
“dew drop on leaf” school
sign-manual
