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The Sun and the Sunflowers

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You may not be the Sun

But can be a Sunflower

You may not have the wealth

Yet, your smile inspires each hour!

You may not be dazzling bright

Yet are a soothing yellow

That soothes the eyes

With your mild beauty -

To bring a

smile to a poor fellow.

You may not have a stem

Of strong and stout wood,

Yet when you dance in

Musical breeze,

You're better than best for good!

You compliment your fellows,

When shadow looms dark as a wall,

On rainy days, when the wind howls

You face your friends so tall!

You turn and face each other,

And keep the smile on you

And so does the next Sunflower

Who is next in the queue!

This is what we call -

Solidarity indeed,

Who always think of each other,

When indeed there is a need!

The Annotation:-

As far as I read, on days when sunlight is dull, the sunflowers blooming in a field, turn their petals towards each other, sharing the brightness of their yellow petals.

Thus they keep the minimal rate of photosynthesis in their control and do not wither due to lack of bright sunlight.

This is a part of plant movement called photonasty!

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