Saturday, June 5, 2021

RHODODENDROS IN BLOOM

 


Although we’ve been to the mountains a hundred times

seen a hundred sunsets…a hundred sunrises…

each time we revisit their grandeur 

they offer a few surprises.


This year as we pulled up to the cabin 

in the early days of June

We were greeted as we rounded the bend 

by the rhododendrons now in bloom.


The rhododendrons have usually finished blooming by the time we arrive each year…

but we like to think since, with the pandemic, 

they missed us…and waited for us to appear.


And we’re glad they did because they have a certain elegance…

a unique beauty and charm and style

and I’m not sure how they do it…

but rhododendrons always make us smile.


Although I’m not a linguist

and I’m pretty sure this can’t be validated…

I believe it was after the Romans first saw rhododendrons

the color purple was created.


We love when we see the rhododendrons

Before their time to bloom comes to an end…

It’s like coming to the mountains

and visiting old friends.


Perhaps that’s one of the reasons we love the mountains

Perhaps that’s why we’re always glad we came

because in a world that is constantly changing

our rhododendrons stay the same.


For there is nothing quite as beautiful

In these early days in June 

than rounding the bend…after a long time away

and seeing the rhododendrons all abloom.



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