Mike Gallagher

Herb RobertThe pale-pink spikes of Herb Robertrecede in hedgebank’s galaxyof buttercup, harebell and phloxunsucked by butterfly or buzzing bee;one visitor alone alightson its unfancied petal- fairhard to tell if wasp or fly-its pungent nectar to imbibe.As in the case of flowers spurned,insects that seem grotesque,everyone and everythingis each by nature blessedwith purpose and the giftof…