Defiance by Neetu
October 26, 2023 by Neetu Malik in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as experts, Faith, nature, Neetu, predictions
Defiance
She plants perennials
even as he predicts a drought
based on expert forecasts
long-term thinking assures
preparedness, he says,
doubtful it’s a good year
to plant
so what?
she exclaims, her hands
covered in soil
just as certain that Earth
knows better than
to rely on predictions.
© Neetu Malik
Previously published in Writers & Readers Magazine, UK.
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