I Lichen

Oh to see a glimpse of first life

Lichen—

A union, a communion

Of fungi & algae & yeast

that I cannot see

Blooming by community of three

Making soil for gardens of the future

they may never see

May I bloom in my legacy of love

for community, beloveds, trees & me

co-creating gardens for the future

A future I may never see

in the faces of my children’s children

In the joy of the trees, birds &

wildlife free

In the hope of seeded spores

for a new earth haven

I lichen this community approach to life

Co-creating something from nothing

Blooming always in communion

with all of Thee; web-of-life

**Lichens— a union of fungi and algae or bacteria (and more recently discovered third party yeast) first organisms to establish themselves on rock to make soil for plants to come live