Orchid Moods

I grow orchids in a small addition to our house, suitably called the "Orchid Room." When the blooms are at their peak, I can spend hours taking pictures of them. Sometimes I think I like my pictures as much as the orchids themselves. Some have a dramatic, moody quality, others a light transcendence. I search through my poetry books, looking for lines that express what I feel. Whether I find the right ones or not, all the orchids are in themselves, stunning and lovely.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Vanda, " Robert's Delight"

Aster

"You were the Morning Star

among

The Living:

But now in Death your evening

Lights the Dead."

Plato (c.427-347 B.C.)

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Phalaenopsis unknown hybrid

"There was a time when meadow,

grove, and stream,

The earth, and every common sight,

To me did seem

Apparelled in celestial light,

The glory and the freshness

of a dream."

William Wordsworth