Bougainvillea

It glanced seductively at Louis with intricate petals and thorns from the roadside A weedy hawker peddled the evergreen climber to make meagre ends meet Measuring up philanthropy and potential for growth Louis dug down in his pockets Found a new home for the tree as he sought wild abundance and passionate care Knew nothing about inflorescence and internodes but was enchanted by beauty Antoinette his young lover and soulmate encouraged the deal knew about botany While he marvelled at her gait and anatomy long enough to notice the seeds Visions of swell budding nature embraced and caressed copious plenteous bounty Lush pink flowers like the innocent blush on faces after commensurate move sent Delightful shivers down his loins as he smelt musk though the plant has no scent A love affair uncontrollable emotions gentle pricks of the thorn and delight Five sepals and they named them faith kindness compassion exultation and hope Like the name giving explorer Louis circumnavigated earth moon and sunshine Kept the most wonderful travels from her navel to wild luscious heavenly harbour Flowerets of communion branches of intricate journeys and spread of infinite joy They sailed the oceans together with no compass no chart only light from inside Discovered all glorious reds orange chakras purple indigo and innocent white Made love in radiant glows of their garden in vibrant evocative synesthetic flow The Universe applauded chanted approval as they danced naked under awesome Canopies dawning awnings and became the hippies they had always wanted to be 20th March 2019