“Coexistence appeared to be a stronger urge for the sunflowers than competition”
-Zoë Schlanger in The Light Eaters
Sunflowers bucked Darwin
long before our genetic lines
branched, their genes conquering
avarice, ours overwritten
with greed. If coexistence
is their lesson for us, imagine
what wisdom lichens
write on trees.
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I love this!
lichens – original tree huggers simple poem with a complex message!
Love love love this, Nancy
Fascinating. Love how you alchemize these facts into art.
Love:
imagine
what wisdom lichens
write on trees.
Great last line!
Such sharp observations! Love the wisdom in this piece.
O my stars, Nancy! This is wonderful.