Stinkhorn Lace
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Stinkhorn Mushroom
copyright 2010 Christian F. Schwartz
http://mushroomobserver.org
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It grew in the muck
From an underground egg
That cracked in the dirt,
Then sprouted a leg.
The leg wore a sock
That stank and drew pests
That carried its seed
And started new nests.
Yet, to the mousy bride
It seemed—
A more beautiful veil
Than she’d ever dreamed.
© 2011 Elizabeth Ehrenfest Steinglass, all rights reserved
