The Gators and I - Linda Krause

Fabric, thread, ink.
14 7/8” x 11 1/4” x 1"
 
Turning Into Flowers
by Wendy Thornton
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Praise for the friend who told me
not to throw away old pots of plants,
plants that someone gave me, 
a gift for a birthday, a holiday, a kindness.
My black thumb was so assured.
But they’re dead, I said.
She laughed, then put the impoverished plants
directly in the sun, watered them lightly
patted the pot like a puppy and said, 
You never know. They may still grow.
And so they did.