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
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Photo: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China, c.b.w. 2005
Words: c.b.w. 2014
C.B. Wentworth 
Amazing. I love the last line. The photo is wonderful.
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Thank you! 🙂 I recently started combing through my pictures from China and found this little gem hiding in my hard drive.
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What a beautiful piece!
Oh, and Yuyuan Garden looks so nice, can’t wait to visit this place next year! 🙂
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You’re going to have a wonderful time. China is an incredible place – I spent three weeks there and it wasn’t enough!
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wonderfully beautiful prose…
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Thank you! 🙂
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