A PLANT

as the water seep through the cracks
the age old rock splits gradually
promising a new life for the green plant
to peep towards the mighty sun.

two leaves blossomed from a small tiny plant
a sign of nature’s bounty for patiently waiting
a wait for mother’s soothing care
to entertain the puberty, a journey into adolescence.
from two, grows another few
into a new world the plant begin to rise
everything new, yet in steady growth its going
enjoying the light of the sun in the day
hibernating in the darkness without sun in the night.

months passes by, sign of expansion in nature
imminent growth become prominently dominant
the leaves and trunks speaks and sway to the wind god
leaving the branches for the birds to perch upon
while its roots journey within into the depth of the earth
paying homage to the secret of its ultimate steadiness.

through the years the plants become wary
of enemies surrounding
the plant becomes trustful of friends perching
as the air gently rubs its soft leaves
it wish to move freely conquering the ether’s openness
what done by nature, can the mortal tree undone?
nay…it learns to live rooted in the spot same
witnessing the civilization that passes by.

story comes and goes as history with man
but the tree stand tall
smile beckons the pride
the tree satisfactorily happy
that a righteous upright growth it has lived up to now
by providing shelter and food to many travelers in time.

one day its fear grows
unknown to it uneasiness creeps
into its veins it feel sad.
funny sounds walks daily towards the tree
its being told…the sound is nothing but modernization.
from the peak, its tiny leaves spotted a dinosaur
grazing the land in distant
and yet many say its nothing but modernization.
the wail of the dinosaur getting closer
and the clearing too getting wider.

it worries a lot
“what is modernization?”
a quest rises from within the existence.

i know one day
dinosaur the caterpillar
will make the trunk kiss the earth.

poor tree.

©by cyclopseven