Orchids in Florida wedged in a tree.
Leave them alone. Walk away. Forget ‘em.
Once a year blooming, they live wild and free,
You do not own them after you set ‘em.
Orchids in Georgia languish in a pot,
Solemn, looking out a kitchen window.
Keeping them safe, not too cold, not too hot.
Not too much water, make sure you spend no
Emotional capital on a plant
That lives in a bubble, in a building,
Out of its element. You know it can’t
Survive on its own. No sense guilding
The lilly, nor orchid, nor knock-off rose.
In azalea land, the pet orchid grows.
Bro. Joel Tucker, Ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2017, has been in ministry since 2001. He recently retired from Senior Pastor at Guyton (GA) Christian Church, where he served for 7 years, after 17 at Tropical Sands Christian Church, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Auburn University and a certificate of pastoral ministry from Lexington Theological Seminary. He entered ministry after 20 years in corporate communications and five years of computer programming.
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