Roots // Dorianne Laux

[iatrogenicmyth]

The pine clings to the cliff side, angles
seaward above the waves, its exposed roots
attended by flowering weeds. Those fingers

will someday lose their grip. This is clear
to any one of us. And I believe the tree, too,
knows its long life will be cut short and

doesn’t care. Why would it? Who among us

Comments

[bennybunny]

She remains my favourite female poet and I love this. Thank you for reminding me of it x