I know, I know.

It is a weed.

But I watched it grow...right after the snow melted.  

It looked so interesting, so promising, so sculptural. 

Sleet and snow and heavy winds couldn't topple it.  

Now a new one is growing. 

Shall I let it continue to grow?  My friends are shaking their heads. 

I'm told that it is a noxious weed.  

Germans call it Königskerze

(King's Candle). 

What do you call it?

Stay safe and be well dear friends, 

Gina