Catch Your Eye

A purple wattle
hides within layers of leaves
small, quiet, timid.

It catches your eye,
vividly blooming purple,
with leaves thick and green.

Standing tall and proud,
an iridescent beauty,
or a gorgeous glow.

It's called 'acacia purpureopetala'.
Fancy name indeed.

Glossy gleaming leaves
mark its mauve-pink flower heads.
A threatened beauty.

Relaxing near Cairns,
It's an endangered species.
A dangerous beauty.

Will it stand again?
A priority to save!
Or say thee well.

This luscious wattle
may not catch your eye again
in layers of leaves.