White cattleya

that tear
on your cheek
forlorn
almost incongruous
a dancer
on an empty stage

but my heart fluttered
and i was lost

White hibiscus

a shadow
moved across my dreams
last night
a lonely tear drop
on my cheek
bittersweet

was it you?

White bougainvillea

embraced in His arms
i hardly noticed
fragile and innocent
you beckoned

but i turned
to brush a tear
and you were gone.

Common Jasmin Orange (七里香)

Murraya paniculata - Jasmine orange, ..(七里香, Qī Lǐ Xiāng)

Murraya paniculata - Jasmine orange, 七里香, Qī Lǐ Xiāng

remembrances
of a time
disappearing
your fingers trailing
an essence intoxicating

i succumb

can we ever return?

Dendrobium crumenatum - Pigeon orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum - Pigeon orchid

i weep
the fallen giants
excoriated from the earth
to feed the greed
in our souls
their silence
a deadly wound

Wrightia religiosa - shui mei 水梅

Wrightia religiosa - shui mei 水梅

silent breathing

i close my eyes

a fragrant remembrance
of jasmines
long ago
from whence
comes my hope

Stephanotis floribunda (Madagascar Jasmine)

Stephanotis floribunda (Madagascar Jasmine)

nectar
sweet dripping
on parched lips
like dew upon
the scorched earth

Oh, what have we done?