Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Home

Home Following Inbox Notifications

Read

Read Lifted Feeds Hearted History My poems New poem

Explore

Explore Orbits Words Tags Classics

0

Stars

0

Embers

0

Alerts

0

Inbox

Vote

Home

Home Following Inbox Notifications

Read

Read Lifted Feeds Hearted History My poems New poem

Explore

Explore Orbits Words Tags Classics

0

Stars

0

Embers

0

Alerts

0

Inbox

Flower of Life II

The center bleeds down damp and up it dries.

But we enclose the bulb with petals

and the stem becomes as red as purple.

But its colors reach beyond and become

the air about it. The air about it is an orchid.

Request permission to use this poem

Written by

colin-carpenter

Published: Apr 12, 2013
LinesWords: 542

Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell colin-carpenter how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

About Blog FAQ Privacy Terms Contact

© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork

Hello PoetryVoting