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Harshness beat down on a parched land
Hard ground cracked and shriveled
Having nothing and receiving less
Sporadic in its giving back
Uninhabitable and uncultivated
What could grow within this wasteland so hostile?
Nothing but the bleak, whose fiery is silent, weak.
Few can endure in these conditions
Only those who adapt will survive.
The Desert Flower raised her head through the cracks
Despite the desolate, she remained
strong within the severity.
Stood firm against unforgiving w
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Title Desert Flower
Harshness beat down on a parched land
Hard ground cracked and shriveled
Having nothing and receiving less
Sporadic in its giving back
Uninhabitable and uncultivated
What could grow within this wasteland so hostile?
Nothing but the bleak, whose fiery is silent, weak.
Few can endure in these conditions
Only those who adapt will survive.
The Desert Flower raised her head through the cracks
Despite the desolate, she remained
strong within the severity.
Stood firm against unforgiving w
Work type Article
Tags poetry, social issues, rose, author, observational, poem
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Identifier 1306015196813
Entry date Jun 1, 2013, 1:17 AM UTC
License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0
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Author. Holder Glynis Rankin. Date Jun 1, 2013.
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