EcoSanctuary - Laboratory of Nature

EcoSanctuary - Laboratory of Nature  

It is a replica of the natural world unspoiled by man, a patch of the lost Eden. 

Dr Abe V Rotor

Bird of Paradise (Heliconia latipatha Benth) Family Heliconiaceae

They say you are a True Bird of Paradise

left after the Fall,

by one sweep of the mighty sword

that smite the sinful;
 truly you bear the color of that sword

as golden as your soul.

Camia (Hedichium coronarium) Family Liliaceae

Wings, wings - they are not all that fly; 

they fly in the mind, fragrance

riding in purest colors, as dewdrops

become nectar, and nectar to dewdrops

greeting the morning sun, 

shrinking, sinking and gone.

Lotus [Nelumbium nelumbo (Linn) Druce] Family Nymphaeaceae

If white is pure,

then what is color?

Mayana (Coleus blumei) Family Labiatae

Dress up quickly and beam with valor; 

youth is fleeting for the frail and bold;

play with the sun in kaleidoscope color,

after the equinox the wind grows cold. 

Red (Anthurium sp) Family Araceae

Mimicry is the name of the game,

all in survival's name -

defense and offense,

conceit and deceit - 

cloaked in beauty or nonsense.

A wild orchid

 In the wild beauty is simple and true.

Wild Bromeliad, Family Bromeliaceae

The forest would be dull without you, 

you hang on limbs, blossom on tree;

in your crown some little ponds lie,

oasis to fish, frog and dragonfly.

Wild is your character like your domain,

save the pineapple, your only kind,

released from your ancient gene pool,

tamed and loved by mankind.

 

 Gumamela, Centennial series (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) Family Malvaceae

Like a giant bell spliced,

once adored for its sound,

a call for a nation's stand,

and pride of a crown.

 

 Gumamela, Centennial series (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) Family Malvaceae

If only blood can wipe out blood,

and only tear can heal;

where is joy in reverence, its glory,

and a heart set free?

 Gumamela, Centennial series (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) Family Malvaceae

Frolic while it's May,

before the sun's last ray;

blessed is the blossomed hour,

for this ephemeral flower

Mulberry (Morus alba) Family Malvaceae

In perfect mimicry

of friends and foes, 

winged and hoofed - 

they pair your genes;

they spread them

over the land

in pure chance -

and biology.   

 

 Screw pine (Pandanus sp) Family Pandanaceae

Go forth and multiply, 

as your body dies bit by bit,

your genes are passed on

to your offspring, 

before the tomb is sealed. ~