With unspoken admiration, <br />of Nature's enduring strength. <br />From the mountain's barren crag. <br />I behold the lone tree growing. <br /> <br />Renegade to the slate gray, <br />of the roughewn granite features. <br />Bright greenness of life, <br />displaying mute rebellion. <br /> <br />Defying unending swirling tempest. <br />Whipping wildly, bending, twisting. <br />Standing tall, strong, independent. <br />With each lull, reaches for the sun. <br /> <br />To the precipice, root's fingers anchor. <br />Searching deep for sustenance. <br />Bold testimony, this lone outcropping. <br />Survival, ultimate goal of all life forms. <br /> <br />As I view this avid display, <br />broadcast clear Nature's subtle note. <br />Life so precious, to be cultivated. <br />Sustained, cherished at any cost.<br /><br />Kurt Hearth<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/survival-47/
