The Flaming Cyclamen

By Xah Lee. Date:
cyclamen
Cyclamen 
a red flame,
flamboyant skirt,
flaring up for all to see,
her beauty and heat.
Bazaar 200202 Gisele Bundchen 12207
2002 Feb cover of Haper's Bazaar mag, showing supermodel Gisele Bündchen in a red red dress
painting Flaming June by Frederic Leighton
Flaming June, by Frederic Leighton (1830 to 1896).