The immortal

No movement does it make

The immortal sits in a dark corner

What some think fake has always been awake

To all that knew it, it's been a mourner

Unchanged since the day we met

No water or nourishment does it take

Mute mouth from the air water does get

It shows no pain or ache

Without eyes it holds me in its stare

Before time began in my head

this plant has always been there

and will go on after all are dead

Author's Note

Over 52 years ago and how long before no one knows there was a potted plant that stood in my mother in laws house. Since she has gone, as has my father in law, brother's in law, sister's in law and now it is my turn. The plant remains unchanged although the house remains shut up for months on end.

Reviews

[Marie]

Wow! I love the amazing story of this tree which time has forgotten. Unaffected by time or being shut up for months on end, it truly seems immortal. Please may I ask what kind of plant it is, Soren?
It really is a miracle plant and your poem is a beautiful magical write. I so enjoyed reading and thank you for sharing, dear friend...

[Soren]

Thank you so much Marie for the read and kind comment it is most appreciated my friend. I sit now looking at it. It is a type of air fern that no one left living knows where it came from. Whether purchased or pulled from the tropical forest around me have no idea.

[Marie]

Aaawww! An air plant sounds so v-e-r-y lovely, dear Soren. I like ferns but they never live long with me! Enjoy your magical plant's presence, my dear friend. It is a very lovely presence, bless it. Bless you too, my dear friend. Thank you again for sharing, dear Soren...

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This is cool. The immovable plant standing firm in its potted glory regardless of the times changing around it. I like it. Imagine being a bristlecone pine and hanging around for 4 or 5 millennia...if trees and plants could talk...

[Soren]

Thanks Fabian for the read and remarks. They are appreciated and valued.

[emmajoygreen]

Just out of interest to this gardener, what kind of plant is it!!!?

It's so true, some plants - not always the most beautiful, live on and on, adjusting to casual care, whether too dry or hot, place in home or what! Added to that, can make the perfect topic for a finely laid poem!

[Soren]

Thank you so much Emmajoy I appreciate your review and comment. I am not sure what plant it is exactly I have looked on the net and see some feathery air ferns that are similar but not exactly the same. I'm not even sure if it was purchased or found in the surrounding forest. Thanks again for the read friend.

[emmajoygreen]

You can be assured - its a perennial!!!