Penchant Naturel
by FREDERIC LAROS
A NATIVE of Malaga
given to memorabilia
carried to Australia
one potted prickly pear
literal souvenir
against nostalgia.
given to memorabilia
carried to Australia
one potted prickly pear
literal souvenir
against nostalgia.
Beauty born of such endeavor
spreads; it is a pest forever.
spreads; it is a pest forever.
In St. John’s River
(instance 2) the water-hyacinths
have been a gaudy nuisance since
a sentimental lady cast her cache
of bulbs into the water.
(instance 2) the water-hyacinths
have been a gaudy nuisance since
a sentimental lady cast her cache
of bulbs into the water.
Still to clear the artery they hack
through rafts of tubers there,
as on t he net her continent they check
only by vigilance the pear.
through rafts of tubers there,
as on t he net her continent they check
only by vigilance the pear.
Rampant is the spawn of old caprices
abandoned to their natural devices.
abandoned to their natural devices.