The Passion Flower

The passion flower is the loveliest of them all.
She isn’t well known for her beauty,
but to the cultured enthusiast,
her radiance has no equal.
She flits and flutters demurely,
almost imperceptibly,
and only truly opens up under the loving gaze of her smitten admirer.

The passion flower is as lovely in a garden setting
as one more private and intimate,
but only a true aficionado will ever witness her in the latter.
Her countenance is as the sun,
and her attention is the most highly craved;
but only by an enthusiast.

The passion flower is not actually a flower at all,
but the most desirable woman to one
who is discerning enough to recognize her value.
The rose and lily and even the chrysanthemum are more vehemently sought
by men in general,
but to an enthusiast,
a person with wisdom and insight,
the passion flower is the loveliest of them all.

Originally written on 10/11/2004