Endurance
The willow sways
A rhythmic dance
in expectation
of the August gale
Tenacious roots
Entwine earth and stone
Bounden firm
Anchored undaunted
Wind swept rains bite!
Against the force
Of relentlessness
She strains
To hold ground
..upon clearing
,,nakedness
Stripped of her jewels-
Her leaves
Her blossoms..
..her beauty
Blue skies dawn.
Unknown to her weariness,
Birds pause
Upon familiar perches
With no colors to turn
In the Octobers skies
She weds a leafless fall
Yet through endurance,
She remains,,
Copyright © Gary Bechter | Year Posted 2008
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