"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn." ~Thomas Gray
"Poetry unites." ~Anon
"Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it." ~Emily Dickinson
Written by Elizabeth J. Russo
She lives in New Jersey, USA
Her site here: Elizabeth J Russo
Ode to a Dying Orchid
Her white-tipped wings
curl
as she drips
a slow purple death.
Aubergine pearls
risk the edge clinging
to the thin waxy stalk.
Her clogged arteries
closing,
closing,
and soon her dark forked
tongue will be speechless.
Originally published on writer's personal blog.
Posted with consent of the writer.
Featuring: Elizabeth J Russo, Ode, Poetry
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as she drips
a slow purple death.
Aubergine pearls
risk the edge clinging...
wordworthy!
Linda
personification ("clogged arteries")
and "tongue will be speechless" wounded me