The sun flickers as thin clouds drift past. In the otherwise still meadow, one bent head of brome grass is swaying.
brome
Chickadees scold something hidden in the treetops. I can’t stop looking at a dried bromegrass leaf—its ornate curlicues against the snow.
I study the twists and curlicues of dried brome grass against the snow. If I knew Arabic, I’m sure I’d find some of the 99 names of God.