Saguaro
........Cactus
....Water Towers
Isolated desolates
Wrapped in spikes
Fluted aqua Greys
Or in military green
Reaching the skies
The desolate cacti
The desert fingers
Withholding blaze..
Desicating breeze..........
.Blistering freeze..................
Where not a blade....................
Nothin' germinate......................
Them root in dust.....................
Wasteland, gravel.....................
The fluted barrels......................
They shrink in dry......................
Bellow up in rains......................
.Spiky succulents......................
.Not inviting hugs........................M
..unlike tree stem........................A
...their soft pith.........................X
...so innocent..............................I
..alas they fend ...........................M
.there's no invite............................U
wrapped in spikes........................M
Wish I could touch......................
Cares'smooth skin.......................S
Touch you with lips ......................H
Place my cheek on........................A
Your spiky shields --EEK !.............D
..send a message..........................E
.there in a design.....................................................*~rare~*
How nature works.......................IN...........................flowers
Protects to Serve.......................................................spring
These green silos ......................T.................................as
.Of precious fluid...........................U.........................surprises
.Stand strong on...........................C.......................burst bloom
Toughest ground..........................S......................midst thorns
Piercing the rocks.........................O.....................inviting joys~
Roots underneath.......................N........................thirst stops
Piercing the skies.....................................................for avians
Soft pith monolith- projecting cantilevers like steel girders
Living art pieces as a monument of adaptability to nature
.In searing heats - thou have shrunk leaves into spikes
..In desert cold...
..In windstorms..
.Standing Strong
Like a timekeeper
Like a monument
not a sore thumb
...Statuesquely ..
..As a work of art..
A difficult woman?
attitudinal haughty..#%^* MEN
Or ancient spirits..
.Of evolved Souls
these tough ones
As green menhirs
They hold nectar
Dry desert-water
.Sucked into cells.......
A Saguaro stores............................................In
Tonnes of rainfall .......................................Cholla,
.Nature's unique...................................a myth:- :O
.Shield of thorn ................................_A flying cactus;
.Coat of spikes..................................that throws itself;
.Sunscreens :) ..................................when approached;
.Saturnesque.. ..................................a way to protect;
..Botanically ........................................also propagate.
correct-'Spines' ...................................!*!*!*!*!* !*!*'
The way of nature...to...survive...>.>....KEEP SAFE
Spines yield.....multiform.....needs
Micro-roots
Propagating
Photonutrien
Shading skin
Shielding bud
Trapping dew
.Drawing mist
.Forbearance:
...patience;
...parallels;
...penance;
...presence;
...blooming;
...colouring
...enlivening;
Desertscape.
.One instant-
As a surprise
blooms arrive
Inviting birds'
Inviting b'flies
Taste of Love
Finally there's
Some sharing
Nectar Sweet!
Dip your beaks
Feast your eyes
..Welcoming my
.Winged friends
..& Shutterbugs!
..End of isolation
...#Time to party
....These Lovely
..........CACTI.
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.....
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Concrete poetry- A Saguaro.
Copyright © Amitabh Divakar | Year Posted 2021
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