To draw life from arid sun and sky
Into a being 40 feet high
To dare to be green in a world that is brown
To have roots that dig another 40 feet down
The cactus is an amazing thing
And your praises dear cactus, the cactuteers sing!
Happy Cactus Monday.
5 comments:
Beautiful...no no... beauuuuuuuuutiful!
another impressive piece of poetry by Debra...
i read it several times and just loved it more and more...
this line;
To dare to be green in a world that is brown
is wow...
love cactuses so much since my teen years...
I love that green/brown line also, and love the "cactuteers" (mickey mouse?)
Great Poem Deb!
I really do admire cactus and succulents. I bought a few to add to my little cactus garden so Frankencactus would have friends. Some are called living rocks and one is a black rose-each is very alien in it' own way, and I thought Frankie would feel better with some others around.
No, I don't name all my plants, just some. And I more than suspect part of my problem in real life is that I get all tangled up in the side stories of things, but maybe that's my job in the universe, to notice things most people consider unimportant. If so, I wish it paid better...oh not really, I have all I need. Maybe what I want is to be recognized too, or rather just have someone else acknowledge that little Frankencactus and GloWorm snake and all my gimpy dogs have value too. Because I honestly and sincerely believe they do.
Of course, we can return to the cactus for inspiration-alone in the desert it grows to an impresive height, whether anyone notices or not. Self reliant and wise-wonderful cactuses!
Debra! what a BEAUTIFUL ode to cactus!!!!! I just love it!!!!!
Happy Cactus Monday.
yes i love this too, it actually gave me a tear in the eye, not sure why! maybe it's just the way i'm feeling right now, bone weary....happy cactus monday to you fella cactuteer!
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