The morning light ricochets
through the poplars
echoing with birdsong.
Native orchids peek
through the pine needles
on the woodland trail
and huddle in the hollows
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
They lift their cups
to toast a new day,
dozens of Lady-slippers
dance on a breeze.
--Brenda Kay Ledford
I attended a program on Orchids at Moss Memorial Library. There are over 20,000 different orchids around the world. Here in Southern Appalachia, you'll find these beautiful wildflowers in the forests, on roadsides, and even growing wild in yards. This reminds me that God is indeed a master artist who loves beauty.
