Göteborg, January 31st, 2003: Hairy Bittercress   and   Wood Bittercress


Cardamine hirsuta
Bergbräsma i mars, i maj, i juni och i november

Hairy Bittercress
from the same old patch by the wall,
behind the row of bushes
in its proper seasonal cycle
looking much the same in January
as in November or March.
It is still an S-weed.

Cardamine flexuosa
Skogsbräsma i oktober, i juni och i augusti

Eva Ekeblad, 2003
  

Wood Bittercress
from the soil puddings
in the Next Block
taking no rest in winter
but the frost
leaves its mark