Nature's Plant Unmasked
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12 syllables in couplets and tercets
As wings of butterflies dance upon a vision
So curious about this pretty deadly bunch
Flowers of aesthetically blending colors
Sweet misted scent of a deep rainbow shrouded in
Rows and columns of purple and white fantasy
Peace adorns one space in a blurred vision spellbound
Drooping clusters from woody climbing bines entwined
A whisper under the wind’s breath through rustling leaves
Stroking its invasive nature to make it grow
One bares the coming force of the season's trials
The seedpod overflows with toxin saponin
Its poison bleeds from the roots of restive spirits
It can overtake and choke out other species
Growing with Eden's bounty wandering aimless
As is the dark side of the human condition
Overwhelmed by a controlling mind dumbfounded
What you see is not truly what you expected
Nothing short of a miracle radiates light
These silvery-blue flowers on high twining stems
Under the flag of beauty bewitching promise
It silently hides a toxic in its seedpods
Bitterness is camouflaged by fresh spring fragrance
A pleasing aroma to fill you with delights
Without a sense of foreboding one remains calm
Not knowing that the deadliest holds an allure
Held by its underlying mission unappeased
Danger leaking into a world of ignorance
One easily welcomes the feast for the senses
Unknowingly becomes the unsuspecting prey
Kissed by the sweetest fruit of death – a living smile
Copyright © Angeline Lim and Liam McDaid, 8th May 2017
Copyright © Liam Mcdaid | Year Posted 2017
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