Helleborus Niger

Helleborus Niger

Symbol of purity

Innocent and

Cold

Opens white flowers

While snow might fall

*

Causing tears to drop

On Frozen earth

Sprouting poison

But long known to

Hippocrates

*

Giving gifts

To the unwary

And beauty to

The wise

Tears, idle Tears

©HMH, 2024

Posted

28th January 2024

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by

Hanne H

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#HelleborusNiger, #HMHolten, #Poetry, #PoisonAndTears

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