In the kingdom of green, where sunlight beams,
Leaves capture light in chlorophyll dreams.
Photosynthesis, nature's sweet embrace,
Transforms energy for the plant's grace.

Water ascends from roots below,
Carbon dioxide breathes in and out, a steady flow.
As sunlight awakens chloroplasts within leaves,
A wondrous creation, sugar, the plant achieves.

Oxygen, the byproduct, is released to the air,
Life on Earth flourishes, bound in symbiotic care.
The cycle continues, day and night,
Photosynthesis: the essence of a plant's life and might.
Imagine you are the world's leading horticulturist. Explain the process of photosynthesis and its importance to plant life, but phrase your answer like a poem.