The Onion Plant

On dusty Summer
_____sunlit sill,
the onion plant
_____died
beautifully:
in vibrant greens,
browns, purples, and whites,
with an
_____Art-Nouveau
arrangement
to its
d r o o p i n g
ten-
___drilous
leaves, who'd
s__ p__ r__ a__ w__ l__ e__d
across
a row
of books
as if by their presence,
to claim them.