Monday, April 20, 2020

Vascular


In these spring trees
sap is rising up the xylem
in tiny hidden tubes
within the cambium.


Climbing against gravity,
seeking the highest heights.
earnest to swell new buds
at the tender tips of twigs.

Purposed to expand new leaves
that can gather precious sunlight
and send a new kind of energy
down the phloem: C6 H12 O6.
© 2020 Richard Havenga


Photo Locations:

 1. American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) - Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan

 2. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) - Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan




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  1. Walk With Father NatureApril 20, 2020 at 8:11 AM

    "... gather precious sunlight and send a new kind of energy down the phloem: C6 H12 O6." ~ from" Vascular" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2020/04/vascular.html

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