The Trike Returns:
Root
Patricia Johnson
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Ancient Design
Imagine Yucca shaken
in primordial forests
by the thunderous walk of dinosaurs.
Dark sap fed upon rich soils
through centuries of rain.
Today a sentinel, it secures
the corner of my garden.
Blades whorl from its radial center.
A more loving evolution
would have dulled those razor tips.
A watchguard in armor, Yucca
supports the foreign burden
of a fallen branch.
Extended arms twist, then spring
as the limb falls groundward.
Released from the weight
rigid leaves spring taut,
one leaf blade pierces another.
On a root piece a perfect shoot forms --
ready to sprout another group of swords.
~Patricia Johnson
Patricia Johnson is editor of The Book of Remembrance. Her poems are in several literary journals. She teaches writing and poetry in an online writing workshop. Email.
© 2002 by Patricia Johnson. All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2002 by Cayuse Press. All Rights Reserved.
This page updated August 31, 2002.