Poetry: An Orchid’s Death
In a vision–I
heard an
orchid
bleed red
and die
it woke me
from my
troubled sleep.
From this sound
came my vision
of waking
from sleep
because an orchid
die right then.
From the meaning
I felt I’d heard
enough, yet had
seen no vision
as yet
and I never did.
So strange that a
vision could sense
but make no sound
and see nothing but
and orchid did
die then.
In a dream–I
saw a vision there
and it sounded
so very dead
and intensely red
as I slept
an orchid
faded away.
I have read over this a bunch of times! Letting my higher self devour the words to feel there meaning . Funnily enough in my perspective the fact that it took me out of my ego was the meaning for me. In one sense anyway 🙂
Thus the lesson endeth! My mission is complete. So glad it did that for you. The irony of vision vs sound playing tricks on you and how a dream uponbwaking doesn’t always make sense but sometimes you can pull some vestige of meaning from it
Wonder how many beautiful orchids I could have right now in my garden if I were awake to appreciate them. Sigh
This is haunting and beautiful. Maybe my perspective is off, but I see great hope in the death. It is the cycle of life. I visualize the petals falling, but then sense the wind cradling them, sense the sun having cared, the water having nourished, and that the orchid may fall to the ground, but new life can then sprout. In blood, there is strength, in red there is energy, vitality, life. I heard that in my mindfullness today, so I’m all about colors today! I hope you slept well after!
I did indeed. Fantastic interpretation of my work!
🙂 Fantastic work as always!
Beautifully penned lines Rob all on a awesome Orchid. So intense words. 👌👌👌👌
It was probably my fault… I have terrible luck with orchids and yet I keep trying! 😉
Oh no, it’s not about orchids my dear. I think I may have made it too vague. But that’s a dream for you
I was kidding. I figured it was metaphorical but I can’t puzzle it out so…
You will, you will. Of course I know you were kidding😉
Hmmmm…. now I have to study it more closely. 😀
Yeah. I can visualize this , come to think of it, it’s quite intense in the subtlety of your words .
Maybe I made it too subtle, but that’s how it came out
Subtle is good. The reader has to take it from there. The title is quite the eye catcher too. I feel for the orchid now.
As well you should