This [intlink id="359" type="category"]sonnet[/intlink] was written for my darling co-host at EWNN, Sue Reddy-Silverman. She requested it, and I am delivering. Enjoy this Sue…

In the Garden of Florida

South, in the heat of the peninsula

To the very end, a lover wanders

Roams the sultry garden of  Florida

And he can see one of nature’s wonders

A spunkier flower cannot be found

And more colorful petals, there are none

Vibrant stems, slick leaves- firm buds, pert, and round

A moist stamen begging to be undone

Her dear blossom widens for her man’s hand

The honey will flow wet, sticky, and sweet

She’ll quiver at the bee stinger’s demand

Then she’ll collapse- wilt at her lover’s feet

That flower, that wild bloom, that aroma

Teasing from the garden of Florida




The image for this post, a Night Blooming Cereus, is the property of Mila Zinkova and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.