We’re having fun over the next four weeks by doing quite literal interpretations of our subject matters. In this case, it was incredibly easy to throw together five verses on the literal essence of laurel, both historically and medicinally. This worked far better than I’d initially expected it to, so much so it’ll be fun to do the same with three other shades of green, or green-related words going forward.
Amazing sometimes how an idea spins you out to a completely different direction than first anticipated.
Laurel
Aromatic tree,
evergreen shrub: mountain nymph,
priestess of Gaia.
Victory’s symbol,
poet laureate: favoured
by the Gods themselves.
Immortality,
emperor’s regalia:
Roman reverence.
Vital astringent
wound’s salve: that Bloody Mary’s
green ingredient.
Humble, verdant growth
vitally symbolic; plant
new futures within.
The Internet of Words 