The Slipper Orchids
Phragmapedium
Paphiopedilum
Cypripedium
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Insect attractor
Attention grabber
Wall flower
Shoe bloom
Clever co-evolver
Illusion creator
Terrestrial trickster
Embellished epiphyte
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(A Kenning Poem – or more specifically a poem of Kennings)
Oncidium
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There hangs an orchid on the wall
Yellow flowers not shy at all
Looking closely I’m sure you’ll see
Beauty even though they are small
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Squinting hard you may even see
The curvy lines of a lady
Head to toe in a cancan dress
With lots of personality
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This may be a stretch I confess
To see in a bloom a fancy dress
And lady from the cabaret
It’s fun to picture nonetheless.
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(An Interlocking Rubaiyat Poem)
Cinderella
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Perhaps because I could never
find shoes I liked that would fit me
size 12 and cute, I mean never,
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out of frustration it hit me;
if I want colorful footwear
departing the mall is the key.
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To procure some footwear with flair
I need to get to the greenhouse.
I find all the shoes I want there.
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Don’t have to match these shoes to blouse,
slipper orchids are quite divine
just need these shoes from the hothouse.
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To them I make a quick beeline,
They are sure to fit every time.
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(A Terza Rima poem)
A Picture and a Poem 