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Tag: Etiolation

Phototropism

Posted on June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blank verse, Etiolation, Growth, Humour, photosynthesis, Phototropism, Plants, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

Plants grow towards the light

That’s phototropism!

Etiolation means

Growing long and leggy

Not enough light

Makes them stretch

Darkened room

Not enough light

Plants are clever

They use light to photosynthesise

This poem?

An excuse to use long words!

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