Ornamental Onion (Atomic Tangerine)
by Penny Goring
colour me atomic tangerine
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i imagined myself & i was phlox saxifrage pompom ranunculus
poppy anemone ornamental onion rattlesnake red ribbon nerine
& i loved the painted tongue
& i wore the rattlesnake
at poppy anemone ceremonies & across myrtle mimosa until morning
i worshipped the ornamental onion
in calla lily seizures
& i bled achillea
& i wished phlox
& i kissed wysteria
my mouth a red wet saxifrage
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i want to stand where no shadows fall
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Gorgeous… I leave it to you whether I refer to the pic, the poetry or the pair
- Sir Percy Flage
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The Pear, I say!
Love it – love the language, the ripeness of it. ‘Atomic tangerine’ – genius.
Ornamental Onion I have heard of Spanish and yellow and even vidalia. Never an ornamental can it be cooked with or placed in a martini. Didn’t think so but it looks like spice to the eyes.