blue metallic lady beetle on a nandina plant

Jardim

A verbing for Selma Martin

Each day I go springing outside
with my mulberried hair
caping for gooseberries
measurling the seed growth
as they go jacking and beanstalking up the citrus

I pond for snails
then meadow in the mellow grasses
turpentining my time
ladybugging out
petalled by leafhoppers

All photos by Catherin J Pascal Dunk 2026

I wrote the poem in response to Selma’s verbing challenge below! Please join us!


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