an ascending effort to change the view
expansive and panoramic, uncontained
by what is beyond being seen
from where you stand.
Discovery starts as a reaching sapling
rewarded for breaking through the mire
by having its roots wrenched with envy,
a weed nestled in the woods
for resting, not reminding.
Education is an island destination,
whose currents carved defenses
guarded by volcanic concepts,
corralling massive schools
in warm biodiverse cesspools.
Knowing is weather, temporal conditions
the subject of changing you, today
being prepared for the unpredictable;
knowledge wields power like a lever,
breaking in or out, the damage is done.
All the while we keep seeking
views we would rather lose,
the forest for its functionality,
learning the leaves, one believes
knowledge is a plucked flower.
All in reliance upon the Sun
whose punctured question
marks the sky, answering all
wisdom reaps its reward
in the warm gift of a lonely smile.
Image By Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
