the Sun

in spring
the Sun when it shines
is a glorious flower itself

. . . . . . . .

The OED word of the day is the totally unusable 'macker,' so with the help of my library card that gives me access to the OED, I have chosen my own word for the erasure poem: tulip. I'm sure that the Oxford lads would have done so themselves if they were aware of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.