Birth of the Orchid
(photos by igorsamusenko)
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THE BIRTH OF THE ORCHID
Wrapped in her robe of amethyst
Rose the young Dawn.
Pallid with passion came the Mist,
And followed on
Fleet as a fawn.
Down by the sea they clasped and kissed;
Swooned the young Dawn.
Out of that kiss of dew and flame
The orchid came.
World Voices by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New York : Hearst's International Library Company 1916.