Spirea, lilac
Forsythia and chestnut
Pansy, geranium, coleus
Lambs’ ears, allum, euonymous
Flax phlox cress and sedum
Cosmos, bidens, sweet alyssum
Snapdragon, bee balm, hens-and-chicks,
Columbine, portulaca, garden pinks
Black-eyed Susan, Hollyhock
Creeping Jenny and Johnny Jump-up
Rudbeckia, lobelia, nicotania
Dianthus, obedient, impatiens:
vini vidi Vinca
Rewritten in my head every spring. Every spring of my life.