Ode To Madagascar Almond
written by: Tea Solon
Madagascar Almond,
you evergreen shelter
of this lowly poet
bastion against
blight ether
generous giver
of unadulterated air
your ferocious roots tear
the core of the earth
like an Oriental oyster
secreting layer upon
layer of coats on irritants
to make lustrous pearls
so are you sucking out
the dirt of the earth
concluding filthy waters
that flood poor homes
and growing your shiny
verdant leaves
a constellation of green
stars above me
showering metaphors
with each komorebi
I rest my back on your
sturdy trunk knowing
you take negative energy
in exchange for vibrance
like a lotus latching in mud
for a rebirth or enlightenment
I sit and read on the grass
that covers the interlocked
highways, bridges and tunnels
of your beating, wise roots
you woo me with rustling ballads
joined by the singing of birds
my body, heart, mind and soul
exhale in unending gratitude
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