cottonwood seeds
adrift on the wind
living things
brought forth alive
as on the sea’s
changing tide
relentless in their need
to find safe harbor
cottonwood seeds
clinging to the thistle
purple flower bright
caught in the storm drain
fluttering
from the car vent
resting on a dashboard
relentless in their need
to find safe harbor
cottonwood seeds
in piles by the curbside
soft as downy feathers
white as the newly
fallen snow
safety in numbers
relentless in their need
to find safe harbor
a cottonwood seed
catches an updraft
as birds in flight do
coasting for miles
from where it grew
a patch of earth
to take root
relentlessly it’s come
to find safe harbor
© May 2014
Renee Espriu
Image Taken From http://www.deq.mt.gov
reneejustturtleflight.com 