Oh, I understand why you call it fireweed in this poem, but I love the UK name: rosebay willowherb!

Fireweed was one of the first to move into the fire-ravaged lands, 
taking advantage of the open space and sunlight, finding nutrients 
in the ash and thriving on exp…
Fireweed
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Jenine Bsharah Baines
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Aug 18, 2023
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Oh, I understand why you call it fireweed in this poem, but I love the UK name: rosebay willowherb! Beauty despite the ravaging.
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J…Jen…Jeni…Jenine... Proper names are poetry in the raw. (W.H. Auden) Poet, singer, seeker, hippie grandmother gleefully revealing herself
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