Erythronium americanum
How did
this trout
escape
the stream?
It’s not only
the leaves—
ichthyomorphic
& mottled,
glossy as fins—
but the salmon-
colored stem’s
leap
& arc,
& the way it falls
with a sun-
bright splash.
Trout Lily
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ichthyomorphic: You would put that in! Dare-devil.
Like the translation toward fish.
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Well, it was either ichthyomorphic or pisciform — both cool words, but the former has resonances with archaeology and mythology, plus it sounds better to my ear.