Memories of clover

Written 2/6/22

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Everyone will have fond memories
of wanderig and squatting
for a long time under the shamrock
as a child looking for a four-leaf clover.



When the clover flowers start to bloom,
I remember making flower rings
and playing around the field with my friends.
Luckily if I found a four-leaf clover,
I carefully placed it on a bookmark.







Clovers can be found almost anywhere
near the area with a lot of sunlight.
Although the country of origin is Europe,
clovers are very adaptable enough to
spread to Oman except for the polar
regions, jungles, and deserts.



The four leaves represent...

So why is this mutated four-leaf
clover so-called a symbol of good fortune?





“If a man walking in the fields

find any four-leaved grass,

he shall in a small while

after find some good thing.”


-Sir John Melton, 1620-





Out of the many origins, the most
famous four-leaf clover bringing
good luck is probably from
the story of Napoleon Bonaparte.
When Napoleon suddenly bent down
to pick the four-leaf clover,
a bullet passed over his
head and saved his life. Since then,
many have believed that a four-leaf
clover had a symbol of good luck.







When I walk along the road
and see a bunch of clovers,
I still take a quick glance and
try to find the hidden four-leaf clover
among the countless three-leaf clovers.



Lastly, the combined three-leaf
clover we are familiar with means
'happiness'. A four-leaf clover
means 'lucky,’ but in fact,
I believe that the reason we can see
more three-leaf clovers is
that there is big and small
happiness around us like a
three-leaf clover in our everyday life...






Flowers



Secret Tip

How to find a four leaf clover?