I remain
I am ancientI have lived! this life and many morethe ravages of time may showbut “time-worn”is the essence of my beautyFor a hundred years, I have builtmy character,watching fools and sagesgrow and dieYet I remain.No storm has sent me over the edge.No winter wind has done me in.No sweltering summer heat beaten me down.The winds of change have twisted my frame.Yet I remainNothing lasts foreverand the day will surely come
Dead Tree - Grand Canyon, 2006
when I am done
when I have danced my last
when I reach for the stars
and the earth
falls away from my feet
Slowly I will tumble down.
But it is not this day.
It is not this wind.
It is not this storm that does me in.
I will feel the sun upon my limbs another day
Because I bend
because I adapt-
I remain
© 2006