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May. 16th, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Peonies
by Jim Harrison
The peonies, too heavy with their beauty,
slump to the ground. I had hoped
they would live forever but ever so slowly
day by day they’re becoming the soil of their birth
with a faint tang of deliquescence around them.
Next June they’ll somehow remember to come alive again,
a little trick we have or have not learned.
(via Read a Little Poetry FB page--many thanks!)
(they also have a website, do take a look: readalittlepoetry.com/)
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And this peony post was in my FB feed just above the poem:
https://www.facebook.com/usbotanicgarden/posts/pfbid0VYCDAgpS2r5o8kyv6qvdzQBVfFtXi4337N2U6NJHm7mCjqEbcJz8epUdDzoCunKnl