anchor where we can
photo by Basheera Kathleen Ritchie
anchor
we land where we land
no choice
some alight in the fertile
others on stone
our task
to root best we can
harder on rock
than loamy soil
but with grit
we can cling where we are
send out a tendril
feeling for purchase
find a crack
and latch on
given some grace
a shower sustains