Convergent Evolution

Is it convergent evolution

When seed heads

Are also sea lilies

Are also feathers?

All moving on their separate pathways 

To the same billowy, willowy shape 

Crafted by fluid dynamics

Of air

Or water

To dance through space


Repeated shapes and patterns

Captivate me

Delight me

Spirals in snail shells

Pinecones

Ammonites

Ferns

Fractals in the forests

Fractals in my food

Everywhere I look

The geometry

Astounds me

A million variations

On a theme

And on occasion 

I catch myself

Humming the melody

Under my breath




 

Jennifer Sands @jensands