Plant Power!

Plant Power - an art work by T Newfields

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?