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. . ..... . Concrete poetry- A Saguaro.