Plants have no brains
but scientists find
that trees seem to think
and weeds change their mind!
Mimosa we know as a
sensitive weed.
It folds up its leaves
when a threat is perceived.
Repeatedly dropped
on a soft mat of foam
Mimosa stops folding
as foam does no harm.
Days and weeks later
no folding leaves shows
when dropped on soft foam
Mimosa still knows!
Image by Leopictures from Pixabay
Spring is a thing,
a seasonal symphony.
Singing its songs within nature’s fine harmony.
Plants grow new buds, putting leaves on display.
Birds return home from warm winter holidays.
Insects emerge from their dark hibernation.
There’s feeding and breeding and plant propagation!
Plants take their cues
from the air’s warmer ways,
while birds are called home by the length of the days.
Cold snaps confuse some key pollinators.
Should they wake up or remain hibernators?
Come out too early, no food will have grown.
Come out too late and their flowers have gone.
Spring is a thing.
A seasonal symphony.
Dancing with daylight and climate’s warm mystery.
Photo from Pixabay
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