The Gift

Waxing On window sill, greets me new each dawning- moth-like and so long-lasting is.. my thrill Phalaenopsis (Moth orchid) we received as a gift..still flowering over 15 months later

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L'Nass Shango

Date: 5/26/2009 8:04:00 AM

Anything from the hand of love can outlast the giving moment ... this poem too.

Virginia Muller

Date: 5/23/2009 10:38:00 AM

This is beautiful. Well done.....again. Ginny

Charlene Bird

Date: 5/22/2009 8:05:00 PM

Orchids are such beautiful flowers, and you capture that beauty with your gifted words Brian. Always apprecaite your kind words.

Laura Mckenzie

Date: 5/22/2009 12:33:00 PM

Brian beautiful! Wonderfully done! Laura :)

Corinne Curcio

Date: 5/22/2009 11:19:00 AM

How wonderful to have a flowering companion for so long :-)

Carrie Richards

Date: 5/22/2009 8:49:00 AM

Your poem is as beautiful as the subject......so wonderful, that we can almost see it through your eyes!! ~ Love, Carrie

Lena Townsend

Date: 5/22/2009 8:07:00 AM

Beautiful description of a spectacular flower. You must be an amazing gardener, 15 months, wow. You have a wonderful eye for beauty and always know the perfect way to share that beauty with the world... I am so jealous...LOL. Smiles from Lolita

Sharon Winter

Date: 5/22/2009 6:21:00 AM

Had to look it up - so beautiful and still blooming! You must have the magic touch! Thanks for the info Brian, appreciate it! Have a wonderful weekend! Love, Shar

Christopher Higgins

Date: 5/22/2009 4:27:00 AM

This is magnificent Brian...

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Date: 5/22/2009 3:40:00 AM

Brian, I looked it up. It is a beautiful orchid. And your love and appreciation for it is told with excelence in this poem. Always, Dane

Kristin Reynolds

Date: 5/22/2009 1:55:00 AM

Wow, at first i thought you were referring to the moon at dawn, 'mothlike' but an orchid...beautiful. a little rare, surprise. :) love, Kristin

Anna-Marie Docherty

Date: 5/22/2009 12:30:00 AM

Love this, cleverly written into poetic form the use of the orchids name makes as a great comparrison...well done Brian, kindest thoughts, Anna-Marie.