karahindiba
sold by seedsmen for a spring wonder
from root to blossom
karahindiba is a flower
for cultivation
rich in micronutrients
used for many conditions
karahindiba is the shape of the leaf
is a valuable herb
is an indefatigable windbag
karahindiba is called the rustic oracle
its flowers always open
karahindiba is believed
is healthful
is perennial
grows best in full sun
karahindiba is a common meadow herb
the new kale
an aggravating lawn weed
karahindiba is good for you
18 March 2013
Auburn, AL
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I was stuck for something to write about (or more accurately, I was trying to avoid writing about a particular thing), so I turned again to Charles Bernstein’s Experiments. I asked my friend Sarah to pick a number between 1 and 91 (she chose 77). That experiment called for a Googlism search on a word. She picked “dandelion.” I then took the results and arranged the words into this poem.
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