Symphony of Orchids

As the high note of winter coldness lingers

                                         
                                and the boredom of whiteness floats in the horizon

                        what would be a better way to cure the chilly air of the Midwest

                                          than a trip to the city and see a friend

                                       to enjoy a summer air full of sweet aroma

                                         of butterfly-like petals of exotic blooms

                             with patterns of yellow and pink, mauve, white and green

                                zebra-like, tigress stripes, with plain solid ones, too

                                           so much to see, so much to enjoy,

I just have to say to myself

                                                that in this busy world of ours,

we sometimes get stuck with work, weather 

                                             and other small trivial things

when there are symphonies of beautiful things

                                    around us waiting to be seen and  appreciated

                            like these beauties at the concrete jungle of Minneapolis.