When I was six Daddy held my tiny hand He promised mine would stay silk His hands were hard From love He walked with me in the Tennessee mountains While the Lady Slippers bloomed Rare orchids in pink and yellow They grow wild here He bent, looking me in my pale eyes And he said "God of the mountains and wild things, breathe, make them dance, for my little lady." And they did
Lady Slippers are a very rare type of orchid. The roots are medicinal. And they are nearly impossible to cultivate. The Cherokee people, used them frequently and the white man nearly irradicated them. Happy Sunday and my love to you all;)