Christmas orchid and poetry

Monday, December 21, 2020

Photo by Wayne Pridemore


Just as I wonder 
whether it's going to die, 
the orchid blossoms 

and I can't explain why it 
moves my heart, why such pleasure 

comes from one small bud 
on a long spindly stem

~ Sam Hamill, “The Orchid Flower”



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