Gert Strydom
Himalayan Balsam (cavatina)
(after Anne Stevenson)
Quite indolent somewhat like purple orchids;
a rich fragrance
comes as they do a nice fruity scent spill;
they draw a glance
as they hang jointed, course and delicate,
like a romance
that comes with a sudden kind of whiff
changing to certainty from just an if.
[Reference: “Himalayan Balsam” by Anne Stevenson.]
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