\nEven\nwith the best of care, you may occasionally lose some of the older\nfronds. This is normal and not an indication that you have done\nanything wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n \u2013\u2013 Jackie\nCarroll, GardeningKnowHow.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWhen\nshe first comes home to you<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nshe\nwill be small and contained<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\u2013\u2013only\njust leafing. You will love her<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nbecause\nshe is a fragile centerpiece. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nPale\ngreen means no direct sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n-light\nshould fall on her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nBefore\nlong you will notice her<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nnest.\nIt will grow out from under<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nher\narms. Twine around the clay<\/p>\n\n\n\n \npot\nshe lives in. You may notice \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nher\ndevelop fur. Do not check for teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nShe\nhas toes now, and she counts \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nthem\nprivately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \niii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\nclay pot will become more or less<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ninnocuous\nas she becomes around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nDo\nnot take it away\u2013\u2013\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nshe\nenjoys feeling her roots press down<\/p>\n\n\n\n \non\nsomething that used to be earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \niv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWhen\nshe is older she will know<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nhow\nto hold herself completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWait.\nDread feeling unneeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHer\nlifetimes sit in the shallow<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nof\nyour palm. She will brittle<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nand\nher fronds will die and all<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nyou\nwill be able to do is clip away<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nthe\nwreckage from her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nvi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWatch\nwhile she recovers what is lost<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nthickens\nher nest and tucks \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nherself\ncloser and closer<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nin\nand in. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roseanna Alice Boswell is a queer poet from Upstate New York. Her work has appeared or will soon appear in: Driftwood Press, Jarfly Magazine, Capulet Magazine, and elsewhere. Roseanna holds an MFA from Bowling Green State University, and is the creator of Bunny Zine Press. She currently moonlights as an anxious English adjunct instructor. Find her on Twitter @swellbunny<\/a> posting about feminism and her love of exclamation marks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How to Care for Your Rabbit’s Foot Fern Even with the best of care, you may occasionally lose some of the older fronds. This is normal and not an indication that you have done anything wrong. \u2013\u2013 Jackie Carroll, GardeningKnowHow.com i. When she first comes home to you she will be small and contained \u2013\u2013only … <\/p>\n