Still writing. #kiarostami #film

A soppy post ahead in occasion of the rare 昙花一现 - with five epiphyllum blooms last night. The night-blooming cereus blooms the brightest and hardest for only a few hours past midnight and fade by dawn, giving rise to their other informal name 月下美人. One myth has her blooming everyday for a brief few hours in hopes that her reincarnated lover will throw her a glimpse; another places her in distress, to be saved by a scholar and in return, she rewards him with aesthetic pleasure