Edelweiss

Though undesirable and unattractive,

 

You deserve to be an emblem of endurance.

 

For you’re far beyond the flowers childishly seductive,

 

Easily growing and imperceptibly withering.

 

I respect your burning coldness

 

So cold as to give your fragrance the numbness.

 

That no one can appreciate your scent makes me exhilarated.