Planting Tulips
Victoria Chang
They bend into each other’s stamens, tendrils leaning, sucking and bulging,
calyx swaying in blade, lamina, burning under a trusted sun.
Cottage Tulips, Single Earlies, Double Earlies, Darwins, Parrots.
Plant them in the fall to see their torsos rise in spring.
“Planting Tulips” is part of the
Summer 2005 issue of
Virginia Quarterly Review, which also features essays, fiction, poetry, book
reviews, and humor. Subscribe today for just $32.
calyx swaying in blade, lamina, burning under a trusted sun.
Cottage Tulips, Single Earlies, Double Earlies, Darwins, Parrots.
Plant them in the fall to see their torsos rise in spring.
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From the Summer 2005 Issue
“Planting Tulips” is part of the
Summer 2005 issue of
Virginia Quarterly Review, which also features essays, fiction, poetry, book
reviews, and humor. Subscribe today for just $32.
