Floral Diversity in Poetry

Floral Diversity in Poetry  

Original Title: Ecological Sanctuary - Laboratory of Nature

San Vicente Botanical Garden

San Vicente Ilocos Sur - Heritage Zone of the North RA 11645

Dr Abe V Rotor

Bird of Paradise (Heliconia latipatha Benth) Family Heliconiaceae

They say you are a True Bird of Paradise

left after the Fall,

by one sweep of the mighty sword

that smite the sinful;

truly you bear the color of that sword

as golden as your soul.

Camia (Hedichium coronarium) Family Liliaceae

Wings, wings - they are not all that fly;

they fly in the mind, fragrance

riding in purest colors, as dewdrops

become nectar, and nectar to dewdrops

greeting the morning sun,

shrinking, sinking and gone.

“When we reconnect with nature, we will restore ourselves.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

Lotus [Nelumbium nelumbo (Linn) Druce] Family Nymphaeaceae

If white is pure,

then what is color?

"It is a replica of the natural world unspoiled by man, 

a patch of the lost Eden." - avr

Mayana (Coleus blumei) Family Labiatae

Dress up quickly and beam with valor;

youth is fleeting for the frail and bold;

play with the sun in kaleidoscope color,

after the equinox the wind grows cold.

Red (Anthurium sp) Family Araceae

Mimicry is the name of the game,

all in survival's name -

defense and offense,

conceit and deceit -

cloaked in beauty or nonsense.

A wild orchid

In the wild beauty is simple and true.

Wild Bromeliad, Family Bromeliaceae

The forest would be dull without you,

you hang on limbs, blossom on tree;

in your crown some little ponds lie,

oasis to fish, frog and dragonfly.

Wild is your character like your domain,

save the pineapple, your only kind,

released from your ancient gene pool,

tamed and loved by mankind.

Gumamela, Centennial series (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) Family Malvaceae

Like a giant bell spliced,

once adored for its sound,

a call for a nation's stand,

and pride of a crown.

Gumamela, Centennial series (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) Family Malvaceae

If only blood can wipe out blood,

and only tears can heal;

where is joy in reverence, its glory,

and a heart set free?

 

Gumamela, Centennial series (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) Family Malvaceae

Frolic while it's May,

before the sun's last ray;

blessed is the blossomed hour,

for this ephemeral flower

Mulberry (Morus alba) Family Malvaceae

In perfect mimicry

of friends and foes,

winged and hoofed -

they pair your genes;

they spread them

over the land

in pure chance -

and biology.

Screw pine (Pandanus sp) Family Pandanaceae

Go forth and multiply,

as your body dies bit by bit,

your genes are passed on

to your offspring,

before the tomb is sealed. 

" ... actually you need to spend time in nature more

than playing video games." - Unknown ~