ELLEN WISOFF
THE OPPOSITE OF A STILL LIFE
Blue vase of p lea ted daffodil s,
Conccited da isies
And d ried ma teri al
"Arranged Free By Fl ori st. "
Deft coll is ion s,
Blue moves of spring.
T h e daffodil s are gon e in two days.
I h elp th e da isies on their way :
" I love him, I love him no t. .. "
Until there's no thing lef t.
But the midd le-the Velcro–
Whi ch ho lds no interes t
T ho ugh it is ye ll ow enough .
T hen thi s, too, is pull ed free.
Su rpri se of green roo ts!
T hen the stem,
T hen no thing.
