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Your foliage is dipped in wine-red blood. The thought comes unbidden – Did you impale yourself on your thorns? Shoulders back, you deny your wound and Brandish rapiers high. I admire from a distance; repulsed and drawn by your beauty, galled and fascinated, desire  provokes me and I reach. The blood-drops fall on your leaves,…
Your foliage is dipped in wine-red blood.
The thought comes unbidden –
Did you impale yourself on your thorns?
Shoulders back, you deny your wound and
Brandish rapiers high.
I admire from a distance;
repulsed and drawn by your beauty,
galled and fascinated,
desire  provokes me and I
reach.
The blood-drops
fall on your leaves,
trophies to add
to your
collection.
What kind of plant is that in your picture? I really like the color and texture. (In other words, I think i need a couple of those.)
It’s one of the barberries – ‘Royal Burgandy’ perhaps? I don’t remember names like I used to . I’ll check the tag later. It is borderline hardy here so I am pleased with how it wintered this year. All of the barberries are incredibly beautiful !
Thanks guys! I appreciate that! And wow – 2 in one day for you – that is quite an honor, isn’t it? way to go! I’ll bet that made learning how to operate a computer worth your while! 🙂
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
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