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# Princess
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- Published: 2026-04-30T18:39:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:09:05.000Z
- Description: “Princess,” a moment of surprise on the Potomac. Written April 30, poem 120 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Princess Tree," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Poems, April, D.C., Disney, Dr. Seuss, Fragrance, Granite, Intellectuals, iPhone, Nature, Potomac, Princess, Princess Tree, Science, Skirts, Spring, Washington, Whimsical, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

She rustles in the wind  
her bell skirts fluttering  
casting hints of fragrance  
onto passersby, who can't  
but stop to appreciate her.  
  
One companion ventures near  
with their iPhone app at the ready.  
"It's a Princess Tree,"   
they state definitively.  
  
"No!" "No way!"  
"Not true!"   
A wave of righteous incredulity   
ripples through our group.  
  
In a throng of intellectuals  
no one can quite believe   
a plant living around here   
could be called *Princess Tree.*  
  
So frilly and whimsical  
mere miles upriver from  
the granite heart  
of Washington, D.C.?  
  
And yet, there it is.  
The arbor identifier is right.  
Part Disney, part Dr. Seuss,  
part Science, there she grows.  
  
And so we stop, and stare.  
We marvel that we've never   
before noticed her.  
We bestow on her due awe.  
  
She's the belle of the ball  
our spring vision in purple.  
She puts the Princess  
in Potomac.