As he knelt by the grave of his mother and father
the taste of dill, or tarragon-
he could barely tell one from the other-
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I think whoever posted these poems by Muldoon switched titles...'Monarch and Milkweed' seems to be at the head of the poem which should be titled 'Gathering Mushrooms' and vice versa.
This is titled incorrectly - this poem is Milkweed and Monarch, not Gathering Mushrooms - both are by Muldoon but need amending!