My favorite coworker at the library, who has also worked as a nature educator, created a haiku challenge for #NationalPoetryMonth. She‘s provided photo inspiration (complete with ID). I chose the pictured and tried my hand:
Delicate flower
I am not. Instead, call me
a sensitive fern.
If this is the kind of nerdy wordiness that appeals to you, I‘m sure she‘d be thrilled to have more entries!
https://tinyurl.com/AFLHaiku
Bookwormjillk I love it! 3w
monalyisha @Bookwormjillk The more I learned about sensitive ferns, the more I felt correct in my assertion: e.g. “The name comes from its sensitivity to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it.” Girl, same. 😂🥶😅 3w
Bookwormjillk @monalyisha 🤣🤣🤣 3w
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UwannaPublishme 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3w
Deblovestoread 💜🌿💜 3w
DebinHawaii Brilliant! 🌿💚🌿 I often joke that I am a “delicate blossom” but now I will say sensitive fern instead! 😉🤣 3w
monalyisha @DebinHawaii I was so tickled (and pleased) to learn its name! 3w
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