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                 Moonflower
                      Ipomoea alba

 Herbaceous vines spread along ditches,
   creek beds, Florida hummacks,
 twine, worm like, through hardy vegetation
    colonizing limestone ridges.
Blooms unfurl themselves in darkness,
   petals of tissue paper hearts,
center of star trails dripping nectar,
   luring the beating wings of moths.
Moonflower shuns the glory of morning,
   rewraps itself at hint of light.
                                  Olga Hebert
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Comments

  1. Sally WesselyFebruary 16, 2016 at 4:55 PM

    Very, very nice. I liked this very much.

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  2. TaborFebruary 16, 2016 at 5:51 PM

    They are lovely and smell so good. I used to grow them here, but our climate requires me to start them early and baby them until really warm weather.

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  3. susie @ persimmon moon cottageFebruary 16, 2016 at 6:20 PM

    Beautifully written description!

    I tried to grow them last year. The seeds sprouted, vines grew, but remained too puny to ever bloom. It was too cold and rainy for a while last summer here, I think. Your beautifully written description of
    them has reminded me to try growing them again this year.

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  4. Linda ReederFebruary 16, 2016 at 10:15 PM

    Oh, well done! What a little beauty, beautifully described!

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  5. SextantFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:39 PM

    Lovely flower and a lovely poem.

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  6. Granny AnnieFebruary 17, 2016 at 6:27 AM

    Oh my, I did not know that! How lovely.

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  7. BarbFebruary 17, 2016 at 5:49 PM

    Such a fragile beauty to greet the night. I see it perfectly in your poem.

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  8. Arkansas PattiFebruary 17, 2016 at 6:55 PM

    How could I have missed those when I was in Fl? Beautiful flower and tantalizing words. Well done.

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  9. BarbaraFebruary 17, 2016 at 8:57 PM

    Very pretty. I'm not sure I have ever seen one.

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  10. SakuFebruary 17, 2016 at 9:39 PM

    Very pretty flowers! Your writing paints a picture, I can envision this plant twining its way across the state.

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  11. KayFebruary 19, 2016 at 2:19 AM

    It's a beautiful flower and your words capture it's essence.

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  12. UnknownFebruary 19, 2016 at 1:03 PM

    Beautiful. Both your poem and the flowers.

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