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Biosemiosis
in nature there is a poem unwritten
conversation had through root systems
about the nature of itself, smitten
with all of life’s pulsing rhythms
the psalm of melodious birdsong
or show of a soulmate dancing along
life as we know it witnesses, each dawn
what is unspoken from mother to fawn
lives entangled together in chaos
words woven upon a bed of damp moss
poetry, a hymn among woodland gods
from forest river to mountain tops
from sun-kissed fields lit up bright
to the dark depths of ocean’s dive
the song of heaven’s miraculous life
this poem unwritten is nature, divine
Written by
nightbirdblue
Published 30th Apr 2024
| Edited 17th May 2024
Author's Note
[to my briefly-researched understanding] …
biosemiosis is the way things are communicated or indicated in both flora and fauna with the world in and around themselves
[without the use of spoken or written word]
ex: bird calls and their different meanings, biometric indicators that tell a plant to initiate photosynthesis, the dance of a potential mate in Spring, the vast complex of communication through root systems from plant to plant, etc.
biosemiosis is the way things are communicated or indicated in both flora and fauna with the world in and around themselves
[without the use of spoken or written word]
ex: bird calls and their different meanings, biometric indicators that tell a plant to initiate photosynthesis, the dance of a potential mate in Spring, the vast complex of communication through root systems from plant to plant, etc.
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Re. Biosemiosis
30th Apr 2024 10:24pm
Very cool topic, I thought the poem showcased it beautifully. Nicely done!
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1st May 2024 11:51pm
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1st May 2024 10:16am
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1st May 2024 7:14pm
Reminiscent of Ursula Le Guin's book The Word for World is Forest. The last line is stunning.
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1st May 2024 11:53pm
Re. Biosemiosis
4th May 2024 7:30pm
Nature itself, is an art form we are not even aware of. There's so much involved in the smallest existence.
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Re. Biosemiosis
12th Aug 2024 8:58pm
This is a very well done piece, & nature's communicating within itself too, is a wonderful thought and great subject for a poem
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21st Aug 2024 9:36pm