Noxious

Noxious

I look so pretty

unfurling leaves

wrapping the stem—

like a spiraling succulent

in a rose-like leaf tip

and eventually

a lovely yellow 

snap-dragon like flower;

But I am not;

I spread and spread

and overtake the native grasses

livestock need to feed

I am the noxious weed

dalmatian toadflax;

I am everywhere

I should not be.

Sheri Edwards  

02.16.24   047.365.24

Poetry/Photography

The Story

https://sheri42.net/2024/02/16/noxious/

https://flic.kr/p/2pyBvdo

Dalmatian Toadflax beauty is deceptive, as it disrupts the ecosystem and impacts creature's food sources. It appears pretty but harms the environment by overtaking native grasses.

#smallpoems #clmooc  #poetry24 #noxiousweed #dalmatiantoadflax 

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