Wild Rye Bunchgrass
Towering clumps of
Sheri Edwards
wild rye, three feet wide, home to
pheasants and sparrows.
Poetry/Photography
04.23.2025
NaPoWriMo
Wild rye bunchgrass flourishes in the shrub-steppe ecosystem of eastern Washington. Its old stems form bedding for mule deer and other animals. And game birds like pheasants and quail as well as Western Bluebirds and sparrows sometimes nest within its thickness.
Large clumps can be six feet tall and over three feed wide– large enough to hide behind!
Some Native Americans used the leaves for bedding and flooring.
I wonder, if I draw a line... 