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Heat of day sways
a delicate beauty with resolute spine
but don't confuse lace
with weakness
or drops of blood
with defeat.
Spirit, wild and free
is nature's way;
so why so often do we seek
to tame and bind?
by Margaret Bednar, September 30, 2018
Note: In the second year, Queen Anne's Lace has a red or purple center which legend says is Queen Anne of Great Britain's spilled blood from a pricked winter while tatting lace.
linked (late) with "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Wordy Thursday with Wild Woman - Earth Grief"
2 comments:
A beautiful piece, steeped in history. Queen Anne's lace always reminds me of my grandmother.It grew in her garden.
I love Queen Anne's Lace, aka wild carrots--even though the legend here says the spot in the center is a biting mite. (Not true. Biting mites do live in this part of the world, but they're smaller than the centers of Queen Anne's Lace.)
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