Challenges.
Why do wind-bent trees out face each attack ?
Bark, though whip-blasted and knarled stays alive
with ironized knuckles and scars pummeled black.
Could it be wise to note how they survive ?
How can fragile shoots beneath soil grow claws ?
Battle of will-power perceives gale\'s fierce fight
aims to split limbs but storm meets greater force.
Rooted in \"Self\" is how saplings revive.
Like the set leaning stance of moorland trees
so might life\'s challenges be met by humanity.