QUESTION ANSWERED??
What dandelion heads remain
Are bowed,
Because the Kays have left.
So loud
The weeping of bereft
But open flowers!
Why do they close at night?
Not just from sorrow,
What dandelion heads remain
Are bowed,
Because the Kays have left.
So loud
The weeping of bereft
But open flowers!
Why do they close at night?
Not just from sorrow,
But because tomorrow and tomorrow
They must obey
Commands genetic that clearly say
Activate proteins 210 and 180 kDa*
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| protein 210 kDa |
To plump the pulvini up
With turgidity high
And implement nyctinasty.
By the dawn's early light
Circadian rhythm is invoked
And petals spread when wings take flight
To gather pollens.
So, from their southern clime,
The Kays send thanks to Winesuffs
Along with a botanical rhyme.
The Answer?
Nyctinasty happens!
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| Nyctinasty Happens |
* Underlined phrases may be accessed on the Web.
July 23, 2012
Dad writes: Here is a typical example to how Lorel Lu would respond to a casual question posed by a friend, Rosalie Winesuff, after we got home from a very nice visit with her and Irv during the Music Festival last year in Mendocino. Rosalie, also an ardent gardener, was asking Lorel a question about flower petals closing at the onset of darkness.
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