Works — Mes Bera

Red Lily, as Mark

Red lilies were also said to mark ground already passed over. When the bloom
returned in layers, it was taken not for excess, but for remembrance — a
sign that the earth kept account.

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Red Lily, as Warning

In older belief, red lilies were held as flowers of warning. Their appearing
was not thought without cause, and to mark their presence was reason enough
to stay one’s step.

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After Light

Moth mullein is a night-leaning attractor. Its flowers are visited heavily by
moths, especially at dusk — a plant that draws what moves after light fades.

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Farhad's Tulip

A red tulip is never just a flower. In old Persian tales, it is said to grow
where Farhad's despair touched the earth. Even this one, gnawed before it
ever bloomed, seems to carry a whisper of his an

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At the Margins

Wild petunia takes to what is left. It settles where tending has ceased and
does not wait to be noticed.

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What Is Carried

The iris is a flower of passage. It stands where something is meant to move
on, holding what must be carried between one place and the next.

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At the Threshold

Green hellebore was once treated as a plant of thresholds. Its green petals
spoke of life and endurance, while the purple edge was taken as a sign that
the flower had brushed against something unse

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The Traveler's Flower

Some say the day-lily is a lantern for wanderers — a brief, bright bloom
that keeps watch at the edges of the path. Even though it lives for only a
day, its flame is enough to guide a traveler

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Follower of the Sun
There is no more gracious worshipper of the sun than the sunflower, whose face follows its master’s every move from dawn till dusk.

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Standing Through Summer

Heliopsis was known as a plant that held its place through the season. It was
valued not for change or sign, but for remaining upright and returning, year
after year, of its own accord.

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Without Claim

Paler roses are given in regard rather than demand. They mark approach
without possession, and closeness kept within measure.

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At Rest

Mallow was held as a plant that did not press for change. It was set where
pain lingered, to ease without haste and remain until the body released its hold.

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