My Five-Times Beautiful Gardenia

If I were crystal water In little golden channels, So you could wash your white neck, My five-times beautiful gardenia. So you could wash your face, Your golden-blond hair, You would make the sun grow dim With all your beauty. If only you would let me Caress your golden hair, If only I could enchant you As your beauty enchants me. To be grafted like a young shoot Deep within your heart, So I too ...

February 11, 2026 1 min read 6 views

If I were crystal water
In little golden channels,
So you could wash your white neck,
My five-times beautiful gardenia.

So you could wash your face,
Your golden-blond hair,
You would make the sun grow dim
With all your beauty.

If only you would let me
Caress your golden hair,
If only I could enchant you
As your beauty enchants me.

To be grafted like a young shoot
Deep within your heart,
So I too could be
A small piece of your beauty.

And when the south wind blows,
To hold you tightly,
You would lean down and kiss me,
And I would admire you.

Small notes on meaning (important for this poem)

“Five-times beautiful” literally means five-times beautiful — a traditional village way of saying “very, very beautiful”.
“To be grafted like a plant shoot” = to be grafted like a plant shoot — this is a very village (rural) metaphor, meaning to become part of your heart/life.
“South wind” = the south wind, often symbolizing warmth, passion, longing.