Eucalyptus

 

The slightest wind
shivers
turn eucalyptus green leaves
into silver slivers

as the lovelight

of the Big Dipper
fills each lady's
slipper

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'Because the lady's slipper plant takes many years to grow from seed to maturity, special rules are in place to ensure its survival. ... The lady slipper flower — also known as the moccasin flower — is North America's own much admired and often misunderstood wild native orchid.'   Yankee Mag.

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