The Western Widow Contemplates Weeds

The western widow has options for weeds. 

She can weave a mourning coat 

from pigweed, ragweed, stinkweed, 

even locoweed.  Wanting a skirt,

she might decide on goatgrass, 

lovegrass, even cheatgrass.

Accessories may include maiden’s tears,

also beggar ticks and devil’s guts. 

She’s known to top her jaunty ensemble

with a tumbleweed hat.

Her signature scent, a weedy bonus--

stand close to catch a whiff of death camas.