Such delicious tension
At its essence.
The intensity to every petal
stem and leaf
move me, as this being
arches, strains and grows,
ever increasing its own vibration,
blooming into a saturation of light.
See the dew drops shivering
On each humming filament
Of orchid-hood.
See its callus dangling erect
Like a clitoris on fire,
each phallus of buds rising, despite the
weight of its own future lusciousness.
Oh, the erotic tension of an orchid!
Male and female in one peaking display:
Life’s profusion represented
in one aching, exquisite form.