A huge pink orchid flower bud against a background of a white-painted brick wall. The bud is about two thirds the size of a standard house brick.

Epiphyllum oxypetalum / Summer haiku

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Written by Catherin J Pascal Dunk

Giant triffid bud—
night orchid of lusciousness—
darkness stole your scent.

A huge pink orchid flower bud against a background of a white-painted brick wall. The bud is about two thirds the size of a standard house brick.

[Written and shared for Australian Haiku Society’s December prompt “Season” (summer): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EHt4ksUXX; photographs of Queen of the Night Orchid Cactus bud and bloom copyright by Catherin J Pascal Dunk, December 2025]

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