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pitcher plants offer
up invitations to sip
and stay for a while
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instead i just sit
adoring their feminine
wiles- hard to resist
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sensuous beauty
blossoming through new hampshire mud
bog mermaids await
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dangerous lips open
life and death meet on the edge
of every moment
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pitcher
plants in ponemah bog
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They are incredible plants - I've never actually seen one. Your photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I love your header!
Beautiful shots and a totally unexpected place to find a reflection!
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic photography of one of nature's beauties ~ Your haiku are divine words of life and death ~ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteDo you sip and stay?
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Interesting though that "life and death meat on the edge of every thought." Something to ponder!
ReplyDeleteSeductive--and deadly--with their wiles!
ReplyDeleteFull Moon
dangerous lips open
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of every moment......Love this, Laura.
Beautiful light and texture.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend.
Mormor
http://www.starbear.no/mormor/2012/10/05/the-weekend-in-black-and-white-5/
Beautiful shots! Interesting looking plants.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and pictures.
ReplyDeletewonderful imagery both visually and verbally.
ReplyDeleteThis was beautifully done !!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful b/w photos!
ReplyDeleteDuranta Erecta
Powerful words and photos.
ReplyDeletethere is a feminine look to them as well...have to watch following that allure though as you may never find your way back out...smiles.
ReplyDeletegreat shots in bw :)
ReplyDeleteNice macro ! The reflection on the last picture in the heart of that flower is fantastic !
ReplyDeletewonderful images and prose. I love them in b/w
ReplyDelete~Dawn
just marvelous.... Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love the photos and your words Laura. Nature just seems to reflect us in so many ways. Here, the beauty of the feminine cannot be denied.
ReplyDeleteHope you're well. Have a good week end.
life is a bright dance where
ReplyDeleteeven the garden wrestles with birth and ruin.
your words and these exotic lips sing fiercely
viva la vida!
Wow. Just a whole new world in glorious b&w.
ReplyDeleteEspecially loved these lines:
ReplyDelete'life and death meet on the edge of each moment'
I have never heard of this particular plant...it is amazing...as are your photos of it.
ReplyDeleteGreat set of pictures - these plants are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Australia
Beautiful b&w post!
ReplyDeleteVery weird plants. Extra weird and intriguing in black and white. Not entirely nice plants but they always draw one in - hopefully, though, not literally.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely (photos and poems) - never seen the beauty in pitcher plants before -
ReplyDeletesuperbe tout ces details,merci du partage ;o)
ReplyDelete'dangerous lips'.... beautiful!!! Great series of photo and haiku!
ReplyDeleteA lovely series of pictures and haiku. I enjoyed this!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Love these plants. They remind me of old Sci-Fi movies I used to see as a child :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Love the black and white!
ReplyDeleteAmazing plants! I love "bog mermaids await."
ReplyDeleteBog mermaids is a wonderfully original image. Thank you for sharing your photos and interpretation with us.
ReplyDeletelife and death meet on the edge
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so true of these plants--and of life in general I think--lovely work Laura--beautiful
amazing photos and words... I too love your header. Stimulating and inspirational.
ReplyDeleteFascinating photos and verses -- I don't think I know this plant!
ReplyDeleteA cool place for looking for reflections. Beautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteLaura the details you captured in these imagines are superb. what an amazing collection.
ReplyDeleteStunning pictures, they work so well in black and white.
ReplyDeleteHerding Cats
Beautiful pictures and words.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great photoserie! Works well in b&w!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful nature well captured in your words!
ReplyDeleteI love your choice to use black and white. Great macros!
ReplyDeleteLovely invitation ~ Thanks for the lovely pictures ~
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, alive photography. The accompanying poetry is subtly erotic and evocative. Great job.
ReplyDeletefascinating! i've never seen these before! stunning photographs!
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Absolutely beautiful, Laura!
ReplyDeleteVery interseting photos and stories! "life and death meet on the edge" It's very interesting words.
ReplyDeleteWow, so unique! Your photos are gorgeous in black/white.
ReplyDeletejust think, one could walk right on by and never see these stunning beauties.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos and perfect words, Laura.
ReplyDeleteK
They look so unique in B&W!
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing shots - love the header photo too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos you have here Laura!
ReplyDeleteHank
Wonderful black and white shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #51… I’m sorry that I am very late coming by to visit your entry. But I have been fighting being sick all week, trying to fend off a virus and haven’t been doing much besides working and sleeping.. I do hope you’ll forgive me and come by tomorrow to share on Weekly Top Shot’s 1st Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteI love these plants, and these are so perfect in black and white.
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