John's Plantgift

at least 25 years ago, my friend John Herrmann
brought me this potted plant, from Florida....
still beautiful, the plant, now a bit lop-
sided, lies almost upon it's side, supported
by an antique chinese stand with its bottom
removed....i can't bear to repot it because
the planter is bulbous and would have to be
broken......it seems perfectly happy growing
in this oblique, top-heavy manner; and i must water
the plant with a tablespoon because the pot
is so packed full of greenery.......tending
house and garden plants is and has always, for
me, been a labor of Love.....I like to take
care of living things......when winter arrives
i can barely move around in the house full
of green.....then, until the birds return, the
plants are content with the stereo.....they
seem to respond to beautiful music....years
ago, i saw a movie....."The Kirlian Witness"....
which substantiated my botanical attitudes......