queen anne’s lace
by Matthew Stokdyk
it is heartbreak by the bushel
but fit for my veil;
and leave the carrot-root by the way
for voles to dress their teeth.
Originally published on Instagram on April 19th, 2019, as part of a poem-a-day project I did for National Poetry Month. Incidentally, due to the background image I had originally used for the Instagram post, I believe the poem itself is now CC BY-SA 4.0 in perpetuity.