The Way Plants Catch Sunlight

(for Natali Wienstein's painting, posted Nov.24 2023 on Facebook) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wayside plants charm my attention with their way of catching sunlight. They have a plan to go on living, hidden in their outlines and details. They arrive in this moment and proclaim their succulence, greeting me with their green fuse that won't burn out. They draw up moisture to endure the midday heat. In one morning I see them reliving all generations. I go through my morning moods and daily trials, bearing the light imprint of their reticent existence. I meet them on common ground, living forward and leaving death behind. They live in the dream of themselves, and their lines are aurified by sunlight.