Far from the Sun And that frantic dash Billions before it, To Earth, had crashed
But in this expanse Where huge trees unraveled A new plant was struggling Where light seldom traveled
This small searching stem Glimpsed dawn upon dawn, Dwarfed by gnarled limbs From the day it was born
Hope given over To all that is brief Amidst the detritus, Dead leaf upon leaf
As its withering strands Arched back towards earth, Above it, a movement - A death to bring birth
Rays filtered, then poured As a forefather fell With the passing of giants, The stem could now tell
That life would come quickly, And it did, as it gorged Transformed by the day As the fueling light forged
Fixated above, The sky its sole purpose, Its oblivious growth Led the insects to surface
And small though they were, En masse, they had come To gnaw at its base As it reached for the SunTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
