PLANT POWER: A green eulogy

	The pulsating vibrancy of green
	and sheer intoxication of chlorophyll

	The strength of roots clasping earth's embrace
	and brazen boldness of blossoms unfurling,
	luring life to their space.

	The clarity of trunks soaring upward
	and stems striving towards the light

	The grace of leaves fluttering in sunlight 
	and majesty of boughs touching the sky

	Plants have much to teach us –
	we'd be wiser
	learning from them

	Why not listen to plants
	more closely
	and connect to our roots?

	Plants are our spiritual kin,
	our soul's true green.

Noel:  (raising his eyebrows) Perhaps the gap between vegetable life and animal is not as wide as we imagine.

Gwen:  We share a common ancestry and many similarities.

Tara:  (to Gwen) Do you think plants actually have "feelings"?

Orapan: Who knows? Isn't our understanding of consciousness very rudimentary?


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from Celebrations ah Song: Rejoicing Through Art, Poetry & Narratives with T Newfields
SUMMARY: A paean to plants and dysfunctional dialog about poetry.
KEYWORDS:  plant paean, eco-praise, poetic criticism, eco-poem, dysfunctional dialog

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun:  1990 in Shizuoka, Japan  ✶ Finished: 2025 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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DEUTSCH   https://www.tnewfields.info/de/pflanzen.htm
ESPAÑOL   https://www.tnewfields.info/es/poder.htm
FRANÇAIS  https://www.tnewfields.info/fr/plant.htm
NIHONGO   https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/shoku.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN  https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/zhiwu.htm