A book to house all my Poetic Explorations |
Bamboo On the border of the meadow There they stand, there they grow. Their clustered lush green blades Provide creatures with perfect shades. They stand so grand and high Lifting prayers to the highest sky. Still, their heads go bow down To stoop on that leveled ground. How pliant are the bamboos To take each raging blow. They choose to bend and sway in unison Than face the winds head on. For it is when they dance and bend From strongest winds they can defend. Unlike pompous trees that stand firmly Won't break and tumble easily. I wish I could be as pliant as the bamboo To take each blow of trials that come thru. To whatever heights I might become Would learn to gaze upon the place I came from. |