Name Changes
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Funny how scientists can change
names of some plants in an instant
wonder if the plants think it’s strange
nomenclature inconsistent
wonder if they are resistant
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Sicyos angulatus
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The bur cucumber
Winds its way
Across fence lumber
Tendrils stray
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An annual vine
On display
Hairy stems that twine
Prevent sway
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Flowers licked by bees
On pathway
Spiny fruits don’t please
Deer today.
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(A Cromorna Poem)
Learning a New Language
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While you’re planting a plant
Have you stopped to ponder
That this plant can’t wander?
What we can do it can’t
Thought its roots run rampant
It will not live yonder.
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Why did you plant me here
Among these thugs and brutes
Where soil’s bad for my roots
Branches eaten by deer
Blooms hidden by those near
Oh why can’t I uproot?
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What do plants have to say
About our garden display?
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Dinner
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Insect
Finds a meal
While leaf
Is rolled
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Patient observer
Searches for
Hole punch.
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(A Septolet Poem)
A Picture and a Poem 