A handful of
seeds, tossed into the moist dark
soil
A bud, a stem, a whole plant, a tulip
wind,
rain, sun,
dust
red blue or orange, a tulip
sun, dust,
wind, rain
that of beauty, moist then dry, growing, breathing, a tulip
one, two, three steps
a badger
one,
two, three
bites
one, two, three seconds
a
badger, and a
tulip
one, two, three bites
one, two, three seconds
the
tulip is
gone
one, two, three bites,
the tulip is
not gone
the badger is the tulip
the badger is coming
do not forget the badger, for the badger is always coming