Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
There was a small patch
Of pink
In the large sea
Of green.
Flowers with
Heads together
Like bouquets
Fit for a queen.
For the September Pink Squares Challenge
Pink For A Queen
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Flower of First Rain
Photo: Amitai Asif
It emerges in fall
Flowers preceding leaves
To mark the last
Breath of summer
And the bounty that winter
Will soon retrieve.
Colchicum stevenii grows in the Mediterranean region and throughout Israel, blooming between October and December. Its name in Hebrew “Sitvanit Ha’Yore” literally means “Fall flower of first rains.” Flowers range from 1-2 inches (2-5 centimeters), with petals shaped from straight ruler-like petals to egg-like. Petals’ hues can be lilac or pink to almost white. The bulb contain colchicine, a toxic/poisonous material that is used in medicine to treat arterial diseases and gout.
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Remembrance Rose
Photo: Aviv Rozen-Zvi
Reaching high to the heavens
Rising up
To the sky
A single rose of remembrance
Captured by a
Child’s eye.
So we pause for the many
Hate had barreled
To die,
And remember the courage
Of all who
Violence defy.
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In The Pink
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
In the glory
Of nature
In the very
Pink
Of life,
Petals unfurl
In the garden
Full of
Blessing
To thrive.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day and for Pink September Squares
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May Apple
Photo: Philip Coons
Not ripe in May
Not quite an apple
Mandrake grows best
In partial dapple.
No screams will sound
When it is pulled
Though tales will try
To have you fooled.
The fruit is fine
In moderation
But beware of higher
Concentration.
Medicinal
Though it may well be,
Won’t eat the seeds
If it were me.
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Orchid Row
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Orchids grow
Row by row
Rainbow florets
Aglow
Nature’s bounty
On show.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Pink Fuzz
Photo: Yael Yehuda
Pink fuzz lit
In the sun
Hirsute stem
Brushing ground
Rising up
Set to stun.
For this week’s Sunday Stills: Macro
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Purple Iris
Photo: Philip Coons
Like the goddess of the rainbow
You stand tall
In every hue,
And lend credence to the story
That it’s gorgeous
To be you.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Sea Squill Sentry
Sea Squill ; Photo: Atara Katz
Standing sentry ‘afore
Greenery finds a path
It heralds end of summer
As dry days’
Aftermath.
Rising tall
It dares bloom
When most others will not,
Drawing water with roots
That reach deeper
Than most.
Fun facts: The Sea Squill (Urginea Maritimia) has large bulbs that average 8 inches (20 centimeters) across, and strong roots that reach depths of 14 feet (4 meters) below ground, and can snake their way into narrow cracks in rocks, widening the cracks and ‘hueing’ through the rock to get to moisture. The roots are so difficult to dislodge that ancient farmers would plant rows of Sea Squill at the edges of their fields and those were considered a permanent boundary marker. The flowering spears of the plant reach up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) in height and carry 200-300 flowers. Many parts of the plant are poisonous but the bulb also holds medicinal qualities similar to digoxin.
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Purple Power
Globe Thistle (Photo: Amitai Asif)
It is prickly
It is fine
It is purple
And divine!
Na'ama Yehuda 
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