Double-fold
An idyllic excursion to the isle of Bora Bora
reveals a bit of trivia about the native flora.
If you like vanilla ices or crave a bit of flan,
choose a certain orchid to train attention on.
Hummingbirds that glide from flower to new flower
fertilize the orchids that cling to forest bower,
and the end result of these journeys here and there
is a wrinkled seed pod, hanging in the air.
All these fragile flowers, gorgeous to the eye,
give birth to vanilla pods and then proceed to die.
The triumph of their being revealed here in this seed
that mankind in its questing, mankind in its need
collects to sell as flavoring whose savor is so nice
that only golden saffron exceeds it in its price.
What triumph of nature—bounty that is hung,
as pleasant to the eye as it is to the tongue.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt today is GLIDE, Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) is IDYLLIC, Your Daily Word is EXCURSION, Word of the Day is TRIVA and Spur is TRIUMPH. Vanilla Planifolia Orchid, image from Wikipedia.Image of vanilla ice cream cone by Marie Dehayes on Unsplash, used with permission.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
It’s a very informative poem Judy.
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I actually didn’t know where vanilla came from before I wrote this poem. I needed to use all the prompt words and research finally resulted in the poem!
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I didn’t either. Cool poem. Often my research for my posts have led to fascinating facts.
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I rather enjoyed that
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Very interesting — and one of my favorite flavors. 🙂
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Have you ever had Costco vanilla ice cream? It has weaned me off chocolate. It is amazing.
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I had no idea it was so expensive
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Nor did I.
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Such an interesting poem. I did not know the vanilla bean came from an orchid. Thank You! I have learned something very important today, I think! 😊
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