Spider Plant

Green mother,
Pregnant with tiny flowers,
Spews her fertile core
Through living tubes
Into her infant sprouts.

Green babies
Rise and grow to flaunt
That certainty she bled
Through them for
Their final separation.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Allison Avatar
December 26, 2015 at 8:09 AM
Mum always used to have these growing in her conservatory - you brought back some lovely memories:-) hugs Jan xx
Jones Avatar
December 27, 2015 at 8:33 AM
Thanks, Jan
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