Here Be Uniqueness
Poetry Piątek #53
Flowers yield
to rocks and snow. Beyond
this line, life is limited by harsh,
cold conditions. Here be
uniqueness.
High up in the mountains, there will be a point where you cross the treeline. And later maybe even the line where other vegetation stops growing. It’s in these zones that unique flora (and fauna) emerges. The edelweiss in the picture above is just an example. It shows that every ecosystem has its specific qualities that let specific species thrive.
Our world is an amazing place, isn’t it?
The poem on top is a tritriplicata, a poetic form I created. If you want to know more about it, click here to find answers to some of the questions you might have. If you want to read a collection of tritriplicata poems, why not buy my ebook Thinking of Europe. It has 27 tritriplicata poems taking you on a journey through Europe.
Poetry Elsewhere
Summer is nearing its end in the northern hemisphere. And that leads to some beautiful poems. Like this collection Late Summer by A. Christine Myers.
While hiking in the mountains, we saw quite a few beautiful flowers. Also these lovely forget-me-nots. This poem, The Last Petal, asks why we make flowers suffer.
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