Kaneko's Beauty
Dedicated to Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda This February 17, 2004
Growers: Karen Klemme and Lloyd Fischel
American Orchid Society Award of Merit, Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Orchid: Potinara Reid’s Discovery (Pot. Aloha Mishima x Lc. Susan Holquin)
Kaneko’s Beautyso rich and deep,
so strong yet delicate,
such largesse!
Our Sensei,
connects us
like Kaneko’s Beauty
transcending the ordinary
with an eternal splendor,
a joie de vivre of promise,
a commitment of brotherhood,
with the paternal majesty,
of a global citizen.
We can only imagine
the fire you’ve been through;
agonizing challenges to stand
through trial after trial
alongside your man,
your family,
your civilization
for Kosen Rufu.
Da, da, da!
Kaneko’s Beauty -- an exemplary blossom
for a new age,
The Age of Soka.
