sexta-feira, 17 de abril de 2015

Paradise is Here Now

Paradise is Here Now

Every other year, the plant with the bird's name
flowers
indecent, majestic -
its beauty
paralyzing

An erected yellow
crest
seduces sunbirds - landing
triggers the release
of pollen
onto the bird's feet

Pollination, is a matter
of odds
as always
in nature
chance, prevails above
reason

Synchronization
happens. Without explanation, I mean
the whole population
exhibits its exotic head
at precisely the same year, month, days

They say it's a question of
proximity and I can only relate to
hormonal stuff
but the truth is, they
don't know

just as spring - what
sets it in motion

Every other year
   a paradise
nobody sees

How?


© José Coelho, 2015

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