like the junco,
often goes unheeded
no one yells in ecstasy
look a junco or a mallow
but unlike the dowdy
bird, this flower shows
a blush for the seduction
of butterflies and bumblebees
their perfect rosy faces
in late spring or early summer,
stand erect in full sun
or the narrow side of shade
blushing as if in embarrassment
of their own beauty
like young innocents, they allure
without domestication
why do we ignore the junco
and this common Oregon flower?
is it that familiarity
continues to breed invisibility?
Poem by Amelia Díaz Ettinger
Amelia Díaz Ettinger is a Latinx BIPOC poet and writer. Amelia’s poetry and short stories have been published in anthologies, literary magazines, and periodicals. She has two poetry collections and a chapbook published. She has an MS in Biology and MFA in creative writing. Her literary work is a marriage of science and her experience as an immigrant. Presently, she resides in Eastern Oregon.
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