Tree Ear Poem by Douglas Scotney
Tree Ear
Haliotis is the name of any gastropod
with a perforated ear-shaped shell
lined with mother-of pearl.
The abalone is one I know well.
Without knowing its actual name,
dendriotis is what I'm calling
the ear-shaped fungus on my bounteous peach.
Haliotis comes from Greek otis meaning ear
and hals meaning sea.
Dendron means tree.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Topic(s) of this poem: tree,words,beginning,shells
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
9 Oct 22. Info on haliotis from my Chambers dictionary.
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