Ponytail by Last Exit
Image Courtesy of Tess Kincaid, Magpie Tales
Angel's Trumpet
The x-ray will tell you
nothing about the smell
of Brugmansia, how the scent
of citrus and almond collects
in the drooping bell, the head
so like the angel's trumpet
pointing down to earth, calling
us to a heady vision of heaven.
Its woody stem gives up
nothing to the negative view
of supplication. The bowing
and curving-in are but a show
of evening prayers for more
flushes of ever-weeping blooms.
© 2013 Maureen E. Doallas
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This poem is my response to today's photo prompt, "Ponytail" by Last Exit, at Tess Kincaid's Magpie Tales. Go here to read other writers' responses to the promp and drop the link to your own poem or piece of flash fiction.
The Brugmansia is known variously as the "Angel's Trumpet", "Horn of Plenty", and "Devil's Weed". It has a fascinating background. See, for example, the article "Angel's Trumpet" at Fragrantica.
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10 comments:
This is beautiful Maureen!
This is just a gorgeous piece of artwork - not to mention the poem! What a beautiful way to start the day - thank you!! Cheers!!
Lovely poem, thank you for sharing it (and the notes.)
Your poem does read as an evening prayer and makes us pause in wonder. Stunning piece.
Wow this absolutely stunning, I love it =)
I enjoyed your take on the prompt very much! The Angel's Trumpet article was fascinating, too.
Forceful and compelling...
Your interpretations are so powerful.
i can see the trumpet shape in the photo...that's cool.
well done. i think that the angel's trumpets are very happy to have a poem written about them. they are probably thinking...finally something that's not all about violets and roses.
Love your botanical interpretation...
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