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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Given their Due


Cattails ~ 

stately in green summer robes

with deep brown seed heads ~

their cigar-shapes puff out in fall


Cattails ~ 

in winter dry and ragged

seed heads untidy, unkempt

ravaged by winds and birds.


Cattails ~

Invasive yet 

shelter, food and sanctuary

for birds and water life.


“tattered cattail tufts

sway in a chilly breeze~

we fish for supper…”

~ Patricia Sawyer

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