dendrobium thein sein
as I suspected,
it's overwhelmingly olive-green,
the color of the Burmese tatmadaw
i might be prejudiced to think that way.
after all, aren't all orchid stems and leaves green?
then again
what do those twisted
petals have to say?
what do other orchids have to say?
no doubt
this honors the ungainly bald general
but insults the whole of
flowerkind.
you don't deserve it.
i grieve for you
dendrobium thein sein.
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This poem was written by Ko Ko Thett with some input from Kyi May Kaung.
Posted with permission.
Copyright Ko Ko Thett and Kyi May Kaung
Recently, Singapore named a new dendrobium orchid hybrid after Myanmar general Thein Sein.
http://singaporenewsalternative.blogspot.com/2009/03/dendrobium-thein-sein-spore-orchid.html
