In a Field of Daisies
Late May, her neighbor’s
fallow pasture fills
with field daisies.
The bouquet that grows
in her hands is a gift
for the owner’s son;
he’s her age, without sight.
She practices, aloud, words
to describe a single flower.
Martha Christina lives in Bristol, RI. She is a frequent contributor to Red Eft Review, and her work has also appeared in earlier issues of Star 82 Review, Crab Orchard Review, and the Tiny Seed Pollinator Project, among others.
See more of her work in 10.4 and 10.4 and 10.4 and 10.4 and 10.1 and 9.4 and and 9.3 and 9.3 and 9.2 and 9.2 and 8.2 and 8.2 and 7.4 and 7.3 and 7.2 and 6.3 and 6.3 again