POETRY

Strength of Grass

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Note: Below the poem is an audio clip of the author reading the poem.

Stalk of green,
what does it mean,
your standing,
notwithstanding
storming gales
and pounding hails
that try to
abrogate you?

Can I too
be strong like you,
surviving
life’s conniving?
God of grass,
help me amass
strength you grant
to that brave plant.

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Copyright ©2018, Paul H. Harder II
This poem is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.

On July 4th, 2018, while waiting for my niece, Kim, and her girls to arrive for a visit, I set myself a writing exercise. I looked around outdoors, saw a leaf, and wondered, “Can I write a poem around the topic of a green leaf?” This poem is the result.