Yellow Hibiscus Flower
The flower of the yellow moon gives
a strange flower in Guangdong, called the yellow moon. Its flowers are fresh and beautiful, and their color is like bright yellow. Born on the seashore, basking in the morning sun and the twilight mist; growing on the bank of the embankment, facing the sea breeze and proud waves.
Looking at its shape, the crown is huge, like a bowl. The five petals stretch out, light like a butterfly dance; the stamens are delicate and bright like stars. Every time it is in bloom, the flowers are full of trees, shining like golden clouds, which are magnificent.
As for the function, it is also quite impressive. Its leaves are edible, and although they have no taste of delicacies, they have a rustic fragrance, which can fill the needs of the kitchen; its skin is tough, and it can be used to make ropes. On the shore of the fisherman's sea, it can help with the work of the boat.
The flower of yellow hibiscus, although it does not have the grace of a peony, has an elegant posture; although it does not have the ease of the orchid, it has a tenacious quality. In a remote place, it is not discouraged, and it is not alarmed in the face of wind and rain. He is really a gentleman among flowers, which is admirable. I wish to follow his virtue, be tough in the world, stand elegantly, and in the world, keep my heart at ease, and bloom with a different kind of fragrance, like the flower of yellow hibiscus, which is prosperous and wi