Vaggelis is a gardener from Athens and a profound teacher. Here are the plants and flowers he introduced me to, and the poems inspired from them.
Cypress
Evergreen beauty from the underworld.
Majestic candle lighting up the sky.
Scent of the divine so carefully pearled,
Bursting notes of love, reaching very high.
Cypress to express the sweet voice below.
Cypress to access the kingdom above.
Light is all there is in green and yellow,
Creating the shades for the path of love.
Building up the boat, the ark and temple,
You support Noah and humanity.
Transporting wellness, eternal beauty,
You connect Adam, Eve and the Apple.
Elevating souls in pure unity,
You inspire peace, immortality.
Sideretis (Mountain Tea)
Born into the high, attached to no soil,
You are the one herb that’s made of iron.
Just a few of you brought into a boil
Bring all miracles into completion.
You are the mountain healing all the wounds.
You are the shepherd guiding through balance.
How many more cups, how many more rounds
To power the self and embrace the dance?
Life is beautiful, like is infinite,
Plants are the template to observe and win.
Immerse through their cells, connect to their soul,
Drink through the nectar that’s there to unite,
Absorb the blessings, anywhere you’ve been
Nurture this soft plant, pure gift from the soil.
Orchids
Out and about, they gift colors to all,
Irresistible, they inspire love.
Orchids hold the path of the birth canal,
The one that connects below to above,
All the masculine, all the feminine,
Humble geniuses, magical gardens.
Their leaves provide rest and ways to align,
They are maestros, easing what remains.
Orchids spread the scents of sacred teachers,
What a family, what diversity!
Hanging by the trees, they root for freedom
Alone, they’re enough, they’re their own masters.
Reviving power and reality,
The garden of Truth is where they come from.
Helichrysum
Helichrysum, healing tears of Mary,
Sweet yellow blooms, bright treasures from the Earth,
The important notes of joy you carry
Feel like one nice continuous rebirth.
You’re beauty, the one that never gets dry.
You’re power, the absolute grand healer.
That is all you, the sunshine to love by,
The blessed light that makes all life happier.
Spicy, bitter, perfect, you empower,
Immortelle and timeless, you elevate.
You are the majesty of being old.
Often you go in, you’re the wise flower.
All the precious synergies you create!
You’re the everlasting sun, you’re bright gold.
Roses
All the way from the island of Tinos,
Standing in the strong wind, right at the top,
You survive and you thrive, you’re my heroes.
Your immense beauty is my only hope.
Dancing with the wind, standing like a queen
You embrace your nature wholeheartedly.
Views of vibrant green and aquamarine
Nurture your home and your soul, lovingly.
Throughout the years, the ages, you resist
Simply by being and accepting,
Solely on loving, so profoundly,
Along with the trees, the sun, you exist
Blessed by the birds and the moon, you’re smiling
You stand as our teacher, magically.
Cistus
On the surface, you are so beautiful,
In pink or white, touched by tones of yellow.
From the inside you are so powerful,
Spreading the genius perfume with life’s flow.
Gift of health from the Gods of Olympus,
Harvest of gold for shepherds and healers,
You are the present of Beauty to us,
Touched by goddesses and color lovers.
Thriving from the rock, you look like roses.
Embalmed by the divine, you make peace,
One aroma at a time, perfectly,
Enchanting all your devotees’s noses.
For the universal world’s health’s justice
You marry beauty and vitality.
