Word Of The Day Is Radial

Merriam Webster's Word of the Day - Radial describes things that are arranged or have parts arranged in straight lines coming out from the center of a circle.

In context - "Inspired by flowers that grow organically, the project transforms organic patterns into space arrangements, embodying the idea of blooming. The design distills the essence of a flower's radial symmetry into a geometric language, creating a rhythmic play of radial patterns and sunburst lines." - Architecture Update (India), 19 Feb. 2025

They go on to talk about the sun on sunny days and the rays from the sun.

The sun in the daylight

Radial light shining bright

Then, when it is night

We can have moonlight

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Radial light shining on the water

from the sun, moon, even the backwater

Radial rainbows from the rainwater

Radial movement from the teetertotter

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Okay, well, maybe not everyone

What about - is a Ferris wheel one

and merry-go-round and back to the sun

I'm thinking of many things that won

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Flowers…radial flowers 

Pretty, all of it, even showers

I could write about this for hours

Time to stop now before it sours

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First published by Mercury Press on medium.com