Ruby red lipstick smeared over a weed
You skirt around in your green underwear
From Mexico you travelled wth great speed
And made Albert Ecke a millionaire.
You skirt around in your green underwear
Joel Robert Poinsett you hypnotized
And made Albert Ecke a millionaire
Now the entire world you have mesmerized.
Joel Robert Poinsett you hypnotized
With your flaming bracts and cyathium spell
Now the entire world you have mesmerized
Much love for you in their hearts doth dwell.
With your flaming bracts and cyathian spell
A gift of you they send with awesome smiles
The love for you in their hearts doth dwell
As they dress you in lots of pretty styles.
A gift of you they send with awesome smiles
Trees of flowers on this the Holy Night
As they dress you in lots of pretty styles
With yellow ponsettia eyes so bright.
Trees of flowers on this the Holy Night
Tear-drop leaves joy for the new baby's worth
With yellow poinsettia eyes so bright
Joy-bells ring out at our Savior's birth.
Tear-drop leaves joy for the new baby's worth
From Mexico you travelled with great speed
Joy-bells ring out at our Savior's birth
Ruby red lipstick smeared over a weed.
© Paterika Hengreaves
December 2008/Barbados
Paterika - Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteSimply red, I simply loved the poem about such an exotic flower.
I liked the way you capped it off with the most important event of all, our saviour's birth.
May your new year be peaceful, productive and relaxing.
Arohanui
Bob
Clever and beautiful
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