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Frangipani
Originally uploaded by Eric Lafforgue

How delicate
Is the light?
Pouring through
Within face of night
Aches of harmony
Lip silence in the dark
Reciting a silent symphony
Moonlight on Frangipani
Steals the light
Unburned pinch
Arousing the night
Delightful

Copyright 2007 Nasra Al Adawi

The poem is written based on the photo by Eric Lafforgue posted in flicker.com.

"Frangipani is known by a plant Plumeria which produces flowers ranging from yellow to pink depending on form or cultivar. The common name "Frangipani" comes from an Italian noble family, a sixteenth-century marquess of which invented a plumeria-scented perfume. They are now common naturalised plants in southern and southeastern Asia, and in local folk beliefs provide shelter to ghosts and demons. The scent of the Plumeria has been associated with a vampire in Malay folklore, the pontianak. They are associated with temples in both Hindu and Buddhist cultures though Hindus do not use the flowers in their temple offerings.

In several Pacific islands, such as Hawaii and Tonga, Plumeria is used for making leis. The flower is also, in Hawaiian culture, worn by women to indicate relationship status - over the right ear if seeking a relationship, and over the left if taken." Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org