From the Greek for Water Vessel, by Alyson Gold Weinberg

For R.D.

I couldn’t choose her for 
a mother. I chose her 
for a metaphor: Hydrangea.
Bombastic blossom, she wants to 
carry something for you. In winter 
bare to twigs she holds—a floral 
metronome. You can set your old 
clock to her blooming.

The author of Bellow & Hiss, a New Women’s Voices Series Chapbook Competition finalist (Finishing Line Press), Alyson Gold Weinberg’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Quarter After Eight, december, ONE ART, Halfway Down the Stairs, and others. Her poem “Gwen’s Luncheonette” was chosen by Dianne Seuss as runner up for the 2024 Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Prize. When not writing, Alyson enjoys binge-watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race with her family.

© 2024, Alyson Gold Weinberg