Success(ion)
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A seed lands, crack expands
Roots making life from hard rock
Water feeds new plant needs
In the shade of a great hemlock
Boulder becomes mineral crumbs
Roots, rock, rain in wedlock
Through sun and storms new soil forms
The tale of a forest epoch.
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A Naturette Poem. A poetry form I invented to write about a tiny detail of nature.
The 8-line poem has the following rhyme scheme and syllable count:
6AA
8B
6CC
8B
6DD
8B
6EE
8B
Dots dashes spots splashes
Patterns of Morse code for the bees
Moths and flies fly from skies
Descending from up in the trees
Finding sweet nectar treat
At the tail end of winter freeze
Early blooms fragrant fumes
Wake insects from their winter zzzz
Naturette Poem
8 lines with the following syllable count and rhyme scheme about small finds in nature.
6AA
8B
6CC
8B
6DD
8B
6EE
8B
Lichens
A pale green glossy sheen
With some rough patches here and there
Foliose, Fruticose
Living symbols of good clean air
Dwell on boles and phone poles
Employing support anywhere
Algal fused with fungal
Look for them nearly everywhere
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Naturette
8 lines with the following rhyme scheme and (syllable count) about small finds in nature.
AA(6)
B (8)
CC (6)
B (8)
DD (6)
B (8)
EE (6)
B (8)
Liquidambar styraciflua
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Snow boots near spiky fruits
Seeds far from the capsules by now
Dropped in turds spread by birds
Away from the blades of a plow
Just the shell where it fell
After tumbling from a bough
debris under a tree
But still helping with life somehow
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Naturette
8 lines with the following rhyme scheme and (syllable count) about small finds in nature.
AA(6)
B (8)
CC (6)
B (8)
DD (6)
B (8)
EE (6)
B (8)
A Picture and a Poem 