Englishmen's Footprints Poem by Cheryl Savageau

plantain makes a
good tea. its seeds are
crushed and used as a
laxative. it is found in
every english garden. now
its leaves are pushing up
everywhere. you can find it
outside every english
settlement, its long leaves
with parallel veins,
its central stocks of tiny
flowers. wherever
the english go
plantain
grows in their footsteps.
when you see it
you'll know that they're
near. that english boy
found his way home
following those
footsteps. when
you see it
go the other way