Dr Abe V Rotor
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Lichen on trees, on-the-spot painting in
acrylic, La Union Botanical Garden, AVR 2003
I know birds and insects,
by your weird look would turn away,
but not the lost and weary;
living crust, callous and cankerous,
surreptitiously coy and shy,
creatures just pass you by;
made of fungus and alga symbionts
living as one in harmony,
classical model of unity;
carpeting the trunk of a host tree,
growing freely with pride,
though less on the sheltered side;
nature's compass for all seasons,
as the earth on its tilted axis
seeks the sun on the northeast;
for many lost souls in the green prison
find freedom at long last;
bless you benevolent living crust. ~