Ribbon-grass

Ribbon grass
rustles in the breeze
long leaf blades
striped green and cream
phalaros bright
brilliant seeds
painted grass
gardener’s garters
fly your
parti-coloured streamers

image: Ribbon-grass/ Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea var. picta, detail of RBGE Herbarium specimen https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00919532