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Question: How does the spider know!?
Spider Plant
by Elaine P
How can spider plant know
that Spring is here!?
Crawling up the window shade,
green shoots bulleted with buds,
never has she felt the other side
of the closed kitchen window,
never has she been caressed
by the salted ocean air!.
Yet she grows in joy and glory,
how does she know
that Spring is here!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
It is the spirit moving in all things that lets Nature know these things, these seasonal changes!. That little spider plant is a lesson for human beings who are no longer in touch with this spirit, this energy!. People become so self osbsessed and alienated from Nature, and that leads to the behaviors that are destroying this planet!. This is a wonder of a poem, full of meaning and joy!. I love it!. Thank you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I didn't know that Spider Plants could "Crawling up the window shade" - usually my Ivy plant wants to do that!. The Spider must be close to the window - to rest "her arms" against it and crawl!. My Spider is just hanging out - in a basket - arms dangling - like this:
http://www!.airfern!.com/images/giant_spid!.!.!.
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Elaine, you are a "!?" again!. Did anyone ever figure that out!?
I love your poem! All plants go through cycles or "seasons" too! Yes, she knows it's spring and soon you will have little baby spiders vying for sunlight from that window!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Being a living organism!.!.!. it communicates with nature as humans (and other creatures) communicate with one another!.
It's sort of funny to think!.!.!. plants seem to coexist with nature; whereas, humanity seems more parasitic the larger our population grows!.!.!. just an observation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Did you see Elaine P!?
I spider at the grocery!.
People looked and had big smiles
She read her poems in all the aisles!.
This makes no sense at all, but it's 5:00am and I haven't slept yet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
You should look up the song "How Does a Duck Know!?" by Crash Test Dummies!. It's always been one of my favourites!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
I like it!. That's the first time I've said that of a Y!A poem in weeks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
same reason your body knows it hasnt been given water either!.
lol!.!.
seriously!?
it wants to live!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I really like this poem! Good question!.!.!.I guess she can just sense it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Our spider plants must be related!. Mine does the same thing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The garden is one place where global warming is clearly visible!. Things know things!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Nice Poem!. I love living things and spring!!
nfd?Www@QuestionHome@Com
To every thing there is a season!. I like this poem very much,
it truely flows so clear!. (your a !? mark again)Www@QuestionHome@Com