Goldenrod Mantra

the ten solidagoes* have started to bloom

as the field revisits its golden age

let's spread an old blanket just over the hill

lie on our backs with our guides and our wine

speaking their names in a language long dead

solidago juncea rugosa odora

let's call down the past and conjure tomorrow

nemoralis altissima elliotii canadensis

let's chant it together solidago solidago solidago

harmonizing with bees in the heat of the sun

let's murmur our summer forever

* ten of the field:

solidago altissima -- tall goldenrod

solidago canadensis --canada goldenrod

solidago elliotii -- elliot's goldenrod

solidago gigantea -- late goldenrod

solidago gramifolia -- lance-leavead goldenrod

solidago juncea -- early goldenrod

solidago nemoralis -- gray goldenrod

solidago odora -- sweet goldenrod

solidago rugosa -- rough-stemmed goldenrod

solidago ulmifolia -- elm-leaved goldenrod