after wandering through
the gardens of green in a day of extreme cold.
I spoke to a man with a map in his hand
and still, it was a while
until I saw the path I missed before.
Oh wow!
There you stood as a beautiful sight to see,
a place ahead of me
reflecting from within,
protecting from the wind.
I went indoors but it was not warm
and Crown-of-thorns were flowering.
Not what I expected to see
but following me
was the young traveller and he too was pleased
discovering Madagascar
from olden times gone by
a beauty under southern skies.
So on Winter Solstice day,
I said farewell and was led to pass
Madagascar's red Poinsettia tree
blooming gloriously
Poinsettia, Christmas flower tree
I was walking in Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
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