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Butterfly poetry collection

Mystical Beauty of Lichens Captured in Poems

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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Poems in this collection

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01

Plants

Nature’s Lace:

Lichen on the forest floor,
Ancient tales in every spore.
Soft and green, a natural lace,
Covering the trees with grace.
In your growth, the world's revealed,
Secrets of the past unsealed.
Lichen's beauty, slow and true,
Nature's art in every view.

02

Plants

Silent Growth:

Lichen spreading, slow and still,
On the rocks and window sill.
Silent witness to the years,
Lichen's growth, so small, appears.
In your quiet, life does bloom,
Lichen's presence, nature's room.
In the forest, on the stone,
Lichen's kingdom, all its own.

03

Plants

Whispering Green:

Lichen's touch on ancient bark,
Whispering secrets in the dark.
In your presence, time stands still,
Lichen's world, a quiet thrill.
Green and grey in sunlight's beam,
Lichen's beauty, nature's dream.
Growing slowly, yet so strong,
Lichen's story, nature's song.

04

Plants

Lichen Love

A lichen, a fungi, a dream,
Together, they make a great team.
On rocks they embrace,
With a green, fuzzy face,
A nature-made carpet, it seems!
They whisper to trees,
In the soft summer breeze,
And giggle with rivers and streams.
With moss as their kin,
They tickle my chin,
As I nap by the quiet moonbeams.

05

Plants

Lichen Lunacy

The lichen, it grows everywhere,
On trees, on rocks, in my hair!
It's tiny, it's green,
A living canteen,
But does it have social welfare?
I asked it one day,
In a curious way,
And it answered without a care.
"We lichen our space,
At our own slow pace,
In forests and gardens fair!"

06

Plants

Lichen’s Embrace

In forest's depths where shadows play,
The lichen spreads in soft array.
With hues of green and touch so fine,
It graces the bark, a gentle sign.
The lichen, a symbol of the old,
Whispers tales of stories told.
In every patch, a story's spun,
Of time's own march, of life begun.
Through summer's warmth and winter's chill,
The lichen clings, steadfast still.
A union of the earth's embrace,
The lichen finds its place.

07

Plants

Whispering Lichen:

Upon the stones, the lichen grows,
In silent whispers, nature knows.
A tapestry of green and gray,
It thrives in light of gentle day.

08

Plants

Through ages long, it clings to life,

In harmony, away from strife.
Its quiet strength, a lesson true,
Of endurance in the morning dew.

09

Plants

Nature’s Mosaic:

Lichen forms on rocks and trees,
A mosaic touched by breeze.
In patterns old, it tells a tale,
Of time's embrace, both grand and frail.

10

Plants

With colors soft and textures fine,

It weaves a story, nature's sign.
A testament to life's sweet grace,
In every crack, a sacred space.

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