How to make an origami okra flower

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1st picture of origami okra flower

01.

Let us start with a square paper.

Convert this square paper to a "regular pentagon" .

Learn how to make a regular pentagon from the above link.

Start with the front side of pentagon facing up.

Prepare to apply a horizontal "valley-fold" .

2nd picture of origami okra flower

02.

Apply the horizontal valley-fold of the step #1.

Prepare to apply a horizontal valley-fold and then open the paper.

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In Praise of Okra

No one believes in you
like I do. I sit you down on the table
& they overlook you for
fried chicken & grits,
crab cakes & hushpuppies,
black-eyed peas & succotash &
& sweet potatoes & watermelon.

Your stringy, slippery texture
reminds them of the creature
from the movie Aliens.

But I tell my friends that if they don��t like you
they are cheating themselves;
you were brought from Africa
as seeds, hidden in the ears
of slaves.

Nothing was wasted in our kitchens.
We took the unused & the throwaways
& made feasts;
we taught our children
how to survive,
adapt.

So I write this poem
in praise of okra
& the cooks who understood
how to make something out of nothing.
Your fibrous skin
melts in my mouth--
green flecks of flavor,
still tough, unbruised,
part of the fabric of earth,
soul food.

Poem by G. O'Neil

How to make an origami okra flower

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In Praise of Okra

Poem by G. O'Neil

How To Make An Origami Okra Flower