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Cotton plant

23 Gennaio, 2006

Have you ever seen a cotton plant with your own eyes?
I mean neither in TV nor in picture, but for real.

It happened to me last Christmas. A friend of my mother came back to Italy after a long trip in Africa and brought to me one.

I was astonished at the very sight of it. I did not expect to see those small white balls set on the stalk… They looked like roses even though their stalk is quite different from the rose’s one. It is bigger, thicker and tan. It is made of wood, I suppose.

In any cases I love the way the cotton’s flower looks. It’s poetic and rustic at the same time. It has got the charm of the countryside, the spirit of old things.

It was the best gift I got for Christmas. I keep it on a shelf of my room, inside a small blue pot, from Ikea. It adds a romantic and gentle touch to the atmosphere and lights it up.
It reminds me of ancient lands and time, of far cultures and places.
When i look up at it from my desk, a smile appears on my face and I feel instantly better.

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