Just yesterday,
tall grasses displayed
their fine filaments;
their inconspicuous anthers
holding a trace of soft yellow.
Flicked by my finger,
or brushed
by an intermittent breeze,
they released soft clouds
of pollen.
Fertilization complete.
Today they bow down
in the summer rain;
begin to make
seeds of grass.
© 2019 Richard Havenga
1, 3, & 5. Home Fields - Cannonsburg, Michigan
2. Luton Park - Kent County - Michigan
"... tall grasses displayed their fine filaments..." ~ from: "Seeds of Grass" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2019/08/seeds-of-grass.html
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