Written for: Carpe Diem #1722 Yarrow . . .
“The Yarrow (or Achillea millefolium), is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has been introduced as a feed for livestock in places like New Zealand and Australia, where it is a common herb of both wet and dry areas, such as roadsides, meadows, fields and coastal places.
In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo (Spanish for ‘little feather’) from its leaf shape and texture. In antiquity, yarrow was known as herbal militaris, for its use in stanching the flow of blood from wounds.”
Yarrow or Achillea millefolium (photo © Thayne Tuason
wounded soldier
white petals turn red –
mooing of a cow
© Chèvrefeuille (our host)
Here is my attempt:
In a field
power of little feathers
healing yarrow
