The Orchis
Delicate and graceful
the orchid once stood
to expose the purity of white blossoms
and lively verdant leaves
But then came the tainted
bitterness of winter,
and the yellow sunspots from a summer
of dizzy heat and southern exposure.
Now
the tropical promise sits silently
watching over a gray city from a window
tempered with warm sunny afternoons
and cool evenings.
Suddenly, the offering of
a new leaf
Her blossoms still hidden,
she brings forth a sign
she has been dormant only -
but never without Life.
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