May/June 2024

Flowers are punctuations A dandelion is an ellipsis . . . for its seeds are blowing away. A comma is a lily, for it’s buried in the ground. A colon is two buds or flowerlets: for they are small and have dots. A quotation is two hollyhocks “For their heads reach all to the sky,” they say. An apostrophe is a hydrangea for it’s used and loved endlessly. An exclamation mark is a catmint for it is bright, beautiful, and dotted! A period is a singular baby’s breath for it’s small, short, and stout. A question mark is a jade vine for it’s long, and questions are asked, like “Why are they here?” A dash is a Sakura branch for it’s long—and to the side. A slash is a tulip for it’s slanted/bended to one side. An asterisk is a begonia* *for it’s small and starry and short. An ampersand is a Spiranthes sinensis for it’s twisted & spun. Parentheses are Middlemist reds as they much aren’t seen and curved (slightly)