Unfertile seed <br /> when first I came <br /> <br /> Determined I staid <br /> and from this spot spring forth <br /> a mighty trunk of courage <br /> <br /> Now <br /> etched I stand <br /> Aged by sand <br /> wind <br /> and man<br /><br />Gloria Mary Rodriguez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gnarled-tree/
