Under the Sun

plums

Everything bends to our desires —
trees grow plump fruit
because we ask them to,
leaves yield up
what they know we need

This is true for everything
that walks or flies or swims
in this world —
they are all celebrated

And the plants appreciate
the mobility and immortality
we so easily grant them in return,
spreading their seed.

©Wendy Mulhern
February 18, 2016

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