The iris <br />dances <br /> <br />unafraid <br />before the God <br />of Thunder. <br /> <br />“Perun! ” <br />the iris sings to him. <br /> <br />“Perunika! ” <br />he laughs at her. <br /> <br />Here in the magic <br />ocean of the sky <br /> <br />a thousand mists <br />clothe their laughter. <br /> <br />******* <br /> <br />Perun is the Slavic God of Thunder and the Iris is his flower...thus Perunika.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-magic-ocean/
