Sculpted soul
cast in stone
Swallowed whole
cursed by vines
Tender leaves
grow and grow
Without malice
wrap and turn
Peering through
fate’s window
The shield caves
to nature’s way
– – –
Photo: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China, c.b.w. 2005
Words: c.b.w. 2014
C.B. Wentworth 