The mushroom song

A tiny mushroom has cracked
the pavement open.

What soft enterprise
driven by the strength
capable of cutting stone and tar!

The drive to exist
that seems to dwindle in us
these days
like a flame beset by gales
of unknown origin.

A tiny mushroom has cracked
the pavement open
in its search for the sun
and the moisture nutritive.

Dew-scented thing...
a praise to life in itself
oblivious to hardship.

You are an inspiration to us all
who despair and toil
at our desks of futility.