Helleborus – named like Hades, [i] word history meaning poison, then Niger, – black, [ii] year-long dark, dense, short and shady this dull and noxious tangle is redeemed by flowered crown winter-blooming white and gold, pure and warm, and most important, “outward-facing,” Think upon it, buds rising, freezing ground or snow, winter-blooming, outward-facing, Winter-blooming, outward-facing comes the Christmas Rose (2010s) [i] “hellebore”. Online Etymology Dictionary. {https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=hellebore+} (accessed January 20, 2022). [ii] “niger”. Online Etymology Dictionary. {https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=niger} (accessed January 20, 2022). Comments are closed.
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Poems by Janet
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