In Holambra

In Holambra, a contraction of HOLland, AMerica and
    BRAzil -
three in one and one in three:

September flowers.

It made you put away the thought of heliconias, the
bat-pollinated “Parkia discolor”
and the dusk opening of
lily pads
for plants more European:
a stock-rearing co-operative
that yielded up the surprise of roses
and your all-time favourite border stalwarts
the strict-soldiering “glads”.

Their colours were a perfect match
to the Dutch-style facades.