Spare a prayer for the shrub
living on cloudbursts and sand;
the will of iron would not withstand
the attentions of this living fire
that melts the ground to glass
and on it stands mirrored
in its own image kindling
rooted in dust aflame
Spare a prayer for the shrub
living on cloudbursts and sand;
the will of iron would not withstand
the attentions of this living fire
that melts the ground to glass
and on it stands mirrored
in its own image kindling
rooted in dust aflame