Jerusalem Artichoke
No relation to Jerusalem and not
a type of art, okay? Maybe
the Pilgrims when they came
believed they were creating wilderness,
invented whole plants and Native Americans
at the table.
Pernicious gardens overtake huge
untamed fields.
A filthy body
must be washed before being fed.
Most animals can be harvested
to make a spirit,
as earth
can be further refined
to make blood.
Posted 04/12/13
An excerpt of FROM A TREE, a collection of erasures that use Wikipedia entries to make a lyric grocery of seasonal produce.