Poetry

Clarence Lindsten was the first editor of The Arizona Orchidist newsletter and a prolific poet.

ORCHIDS IN MY GREENHOUSE
 

Orchids from the ceiling,

Orchids on the floor. 

I’ve got so many doggone plants, 

I can’t get in the door.
 
They’re all jammed together,

There’s just no room at all. 

A bug could walk across the leaves, 

And get from wall to wall.
 
There would be no problem, 

If I’d only say, 

“The plants that are not very good 

I’ll promptly throw away.”