Measured in pine needles
I am a billionaire
in Virginia creeper
I am a ballerina
in jade
I am a monk
in cherry blossoms
I am a child
in hickory
I am a squirrel
In Japanese red maple
I am a samurai
in flowering purple plum
I am a brazen hussy
In beach grass
I am a butterfly
In moss
I am a mushroom
In wandering Jew
I am lost
In the rubber plant
I am an ant
In Irish shamrock
I am a jig
In the magnolia
I am dust
In the lavender
I am soap
In the holly
I am holy
in the hydrangea
I am rainbow
My wealth . . . immeasurable
Dee Slavutin recently came out with a new collection of poems, “Suddenly Deciduous.” She lives in East Hampton.