Heliotropism
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By D Marie
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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After a days bloom
all heads are turned west
for their evening kiss goodnight
and their floret crowns
glow coppery pink
as the sun begins to sink
into its own light.
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Short, thoughtful and with a
Short, thoughtful and with a relaxing image. I give it a 'like'.
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I like this very much, too. I
I like this very much, too. I remember the word 'phototropism' from biology experiments on plants growing towards the light, but hadn't though of 'heliotropism' indicating turning towards the sun. And so I hadn't realised that is where the name of Heliotrope flowers comes from. All our heads like to turn westwards for a lovely sunset sight too! Rhiannon
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