On Greens

I can­not over­es­ti­mate the impor­tance of breath­ing, grow­ing plants to my healthy psy­che. A fluid cre­ative life depends on the pres­ence of vital plants, for when I am glum I look at them and think, at least some of us are grow­ing; when I am exhil­a­rated, I think, we flower together; and when I seek solu­tions, I think, this spearmint needs to be cut DOWN for it is gan­gly, like­wise the B sec­tion in this piece. Pic­tured: Cof­fee I am grow­ing from the seed of my par­ents’ wed­ding tree, Spearmint clipped from Alaska, a dor­mant Hoya Rope, a vine, Basil, Thyme, and a Venus Fly Trap. He inspired me to steal & assim­i­late. A vine embell­ishes exist­ing struc­tures, which is hugely rep­re­sented in Abid­ing Shapes. The cof­fee is steady, resilient, and makes effi­cient use of lim­ited light with enor­mous glossy leaves. So I aspire.