Fall seeds brought color to a waning year;
rains helped greenery linger through Winter;
Spring now shines on a tangled flourish of weeds.
rains helped greenery linger through Winter;
Spring now shines on a tangled flourish of weeds.
Taller and more robust, seem they,
than all the truer plants,
as if to boldly take over the world.
than all the truer plants,
as if to boldly take over the world.
Truth is, they have served the sweeter plants,
as a cover to hold in the nourishing water,
a canopy against any exceptional heat from the sun.
as a cover to hold in the nourishing water,
a canopy against any exceptional heat from the sun.
Pulled at the roots, they soon shall be,
to dry in the sun and be turned to mulch,
while the flowers drink water and light.
to dry in the sun and be turned to mulch,
while the flowers drink water and light.
For weeds,
life is short,
but full.
life is short,
but full.
© 2011 by Elisabeth T. Eliassen
