Eight rigid inches
Of cold Steel
Plunge
Through the sun warmed crust
Into the soft moist
Material below
Earthy, fragrant, subtly fecal
Each stroke removing
A bit of living material
Insects, worms, fungi
The opening
Enlarged
By mechanical force
Cool air circulates
A small bird
Shares words of wisdom
With the world
A cock crows
Eventually the opening
Large enough to accommodate
Roots inserted
Covered and packed with soil
Tamped firmly into place
By strong competent hands.
Beginning of life
In a new place
Survival
Dependent on Nurturing
Watering fertilizing
Limbs and branches
Trimmed and pruned
Restrained and shaped
Forced to evolve
Into
The beautiful sculpture
Envisioned
By
The
Gardener
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Desert Dweller 