Digitalis Purpurea Poem by John Rickell

Digitalis Purpurea



Statuesque handsome in the shade
of the tree wild with crabs
tempting as of ages passed
legends steeped in belief
faith for those who choose.

Do I resist your charms
embrace, kiss those purple lips
enter the goblet, its freckles
innocent in that pouting mouth
bathe in the dangerous air.

Un-heed maternal warnings
drink deep sweet intoxicants
to calm my racing heart
and indulge myself 'til death
succumb as thousand others.

I must away from this seductress
to hawthorn buds, spotless white
who in quiet beauty promise less
lasting wealth and silent comfort,
the bread and cheese of childhood.

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