The mushroom is the elf of plants
Emily Dickinson, The Mushroom is the Elf of Plants
O, how I want to be them, wearing the
frost like a fascinator, two mushroom
dainties sparkling in a mass of green swords. Is
this when they rise, in the storms of war, after the
the drones have blown the elf
from its door? I want their secret language of
mycelial mesh, that speaks only to ants & forest plants.
Note: A Golden Shovel poem is a poetic form where each word from a line (or lines) of a chosen source poem serves as the end word for each successive line of a new, original poem.
Nancy Byrne Iannucci is a New York-based writer and author of four chapbooks. A two-time Best of the Net nominee, she was short-listed for the 2025 Poetry Lighthouse prize. Her work appears in several places including Thrush, Maudlin House, Witches Magazine, and Belladonna’s Garden Literary Review. She lives in upstate NY with her three cats. www.nancybyrneiannucci.com IG: @nancybyrneiannucci
Emma Byrne Hickman is a nature photographer who resides in the countryside of England. Her photographs aim to capture moments of wonder and awe in the natural world. Her photographs have appeared in Floating Acorn Review, Belladonna’s Garden Literary Review, and forthcoming in Blue Rivers.
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