A plant is nourished <br />through fast expanding rootlings. <br />Woe of past poisons. <br /> <br />As they reach deeper <br />to covered up pollutants <br />they may just wither. <br /> <br />Tis wise to ponder <br />the wisdom of the ages, <br />life can be stunted. <br /> <br />Such brilliant beauty, <br />reflecting melancholy, <br />and yet so fragile.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich 2<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-life-as-we-know-it-haiku/