Allen Gardens
UNDER GLASS,
NATURE TRAPPED AND TAMED.
A PETRI DISH SAMPLE
SCRUTINIZED
IN THE HOPES OF AN EXPLANATION,
PERHAPS A CURE.
A FERN SPREADS ITS LEAVES,
BRUSHING AGAINST THE STEAMED WINDOWS
OF A GREENHOUSE IN WINTER.
IT WOULD HAVE ROTTED
UNDER A JUNGLE CANOPY
BUT FOR OUR CURIOSITY.