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Orchidess (Free verse) by abecedarian

Smooth slender tendrils Twist a whimsied spiral Down and around The hanging of a garden abounding with allure Watch we As this bee assumes its place In this careful charade Too late startled by a motion It itself did engage By brushing ‘gainst a treachery Lunging, this orchidess stabs its gametic knife Connecting Her purposes served la Fleur resumes an apathetic posture Catasetum the Merciless, spare our souls

abecedarian 7-Oct-03/10:49 AM
How true - catasetums are short and stocky. Strange that I would characterize them as I have. Another apparent inconsistency (and interesting fact) is that catasetums have both male and female flowers, and it is only the male flower that has the ability to rocket its pollen sack (up to eight feet away from the plant!). Why 'Orchidess' then?




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