Tag: Frangula purshiana

August Day by Cascara

alias: Frangula purshiana, Rhamnus purshiana, Cascara sagrada, Sacred bark     Before Morning extends her fingers to warm my lowest trunk, down where grasses tickle, I’ve already lifted my summer-leathered leaves to the song of her. The song of Morning spoken by all the winged ones: Robins, Wrens, Sparrows, and eager Bees. … more