The Samsara tree

alone

a tree stands

by a field of plowed ground

stands

against the sky

stands

defiant

roots

reaching in

limbs

reaching out

twists

in the wind

alone

by a field of plowed ground

silhouette

against billowing clouds

dances

in storms

brawny figure

by a field of plowed ground

branches

hang

arms

nailed against the sky

roots

like snakes writhe and plunge

in a field of plowed ground

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