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From a seed
dropped by a crow
at the bottom of a rockery
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it rises tall
and sturdy now
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with Fibonacci spirals
and a halo of gold.
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I wonder
if passersby see
the scintillating glow –
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or just a wistful shadow
nodding across their path.
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(c) 1999, 2019 Betty Hayes Albright
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(Photo by Lukas, Pexels.com)
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Poem from 20 years ago, never published….
Still hoping to catch up with everyone soon!
Seasonings 
I was just wondering when we’d hear from you again. Another good one.
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Thank you, Tref! (Yes, afraid you’re not rid of me yet, lol…. will be catching up with you and others soon. 😊 )
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So beautiful 💜
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Thank you, Willow! ❤️❤️
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It’s a pleasure Betty 💜💜💜
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Just as valid today as it was 20 years ago! Lovely Betty! ❤
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Thanks so much, Deborah! ❤️
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its feral seeds
replanted annually,
twenty years
and like a natural wonder
i’m seeing its
offspring now 🙂
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Great comment, David! Thank you. 🙂 (I’m slowly catching up with folks – will be checking your blog soon!)
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Nice to see your post, Betty. Hope you’re having a great summer!
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Thank you, Eliza! Hope you’ve been having a great summer as well. ❤️
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Sunflowers are wondrous things. (K)
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I agree with you about sunflowers, Kerfe. Thanks so much for stopping by. (I’ll be catching up with your blog soon. Hope you’re having a good summer. 🙂 )
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Thanks Betty, ups and downs, like all of life. It’s supposed to cool down a bit this week…
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The fields just inland from the Danube are filled with sunflowers…an amazing sight! Enjoyed your verse.
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Would love to see that, Charlie. Thank you!
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Lovely. 🙂 I’m fascinated by sunflowers – they’re so strangely complex for such an at-first-glance simple-looking plant.
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Thanks Val! That seems to be true of a lot of plants. Nature is so intelligent – and amazing. 😊
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This is one I’ve not seen before. Definitely worth re-posting!
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Glad you like it – thank you! I’ve never posted it before anywhere (that I can remember). One of those buried in my files. 🙂
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That’s nice Betty, and I like the shift in perspective to that of the passers-by. It is interesting that you pick up on the Fibonacci sequence: I remember that featuring in at least one poem by Cynthia Jobin.
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Thanks so much for your nice comment, John! I love mathematics and how it shows up in nature consistently, along with Mandelbrot sets of fractals. It all fascinates me. Guess I’m a nerdy poet. 🙂 Didn’t remember that Cynthia used the subject in her poetry but it doesn’t surprise me. Will have to look back through her posthumous book. (Still miss her….)
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I like. Of course I am one who sees the Fibonacci spirals and the glow or aura around plants. But as you know, not everyone does, which this poem points out succinctly and beautifully. 🥰😘
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Thanks so much, Bela. Good to see you! You’re fortunate to actually see the auras. I feel them strongly (plants and people) but only rarely have seen them.
Sorry to be so delinquent reading blogs this summer – I still need to catch up with you! ❤️🤗
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Oh gosh Betty, please don’t worry about me. I know you will be in contact when you’re ready. See, we’re connecting already! 😘
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A simple Sunflower, yet it holds so much, if one looks deep into its heart.
Wonderful Betty, I have several small sunflowers sat in a vase in my home right now.. I love them..
Wonderful poetry Betty ❤ 🌻🌻🌻
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Thank you, Sue! There’s definitely something very special about sunflowers. 🌻❤️🙏
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🙂
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Flowers are less preoccupied with passing trivia and bloom effortlessly, well deserving of that golden halo.
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Well said, Ben! 😊
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I felt sure you would agree, Betty. 🙂
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I love this! those last two lines are just wonderful 🙂
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Thanks so much, Sarah! 😊
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“Fibonacci spirals”–wonderful phrase…makes me think of Paul Lenzi, whom so many of us miss.
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Thank you, Renel. I’m honored this made you think of the late Paul Lenzi. He is indeed missed!
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Sadly, sadly…
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Beautiful Betty…
Thank you for all likes in my blog..Stay connected !
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Thanks back to you, Athira, for reading my posts. 🙂
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It’s my pleasure Betty..Happy to read all
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