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| Hosta 'Dancing with Dragons' - Hans Hansen hybridizer 2018 |
While some of my roses are saying goodbye for a while, June, July and August are the months for hosta flowers. This year I bought a few new ones. I noticed this one today, 3 August, but I am putting the scan and the blog back to fill some holes in my blog.
It is always a delight to find a some literary connection with the name of a plant. This poem is delightful and I learned what a villanelle is.
Dragon's Dance – Pen Allen
He dervish spins as darkness fell
and smacks down with his twirling tail.
A shale devil drills for a spell.
His sanctum is a water well
where he released the gassy grail.
He dervish spins as darkness fell.
Shadow boxing preserved him well
while frail foes topple without fail.
A shale demon drills for a spell.
Brimstone corners in fractious hell
plumb poisoned the deeply drawn pail.
He dervish spins as darkness fell.
This dragon’s tale’s too long to tell
for our need is hearty and hale.
A shale devil drills for a spell.
Villanelle - 19 line poem where line one and three of the first tercet are repeated alternately for four more tercets and then combined for the final stanza. This dragon poem is an allegory.