In the depths of earth
These roots spring Forth
Fresh tips
Shedding old root-bark
Strengthened by their winter chi
Made strong by the cracks already pushed thru
Granite, loam, shale and clay
These roots, easily seek and find
The places of nourishment
The places where water flows upward
Where minerals are abundant
Ready to become life
The places where tangled strongholds are just
Natural
In the dark depths of earth
These roots bring light
Shining their rays from above
Deep into crystalline soils
Sunshine funnels
Tunneling heavenly light deep
Into their sensual substrate
Cracks and crevices opening
To receive and become one
With these roots
These Winter roots