Quercus alba drinks the rain
Boxcar walls take on the strain
Root systems map the dark below
Steel ribs shudder soft and slow
Rust and root hold steady now
Iron breath and wooden vow
Lightning writes its jagged line
We survive the storm's design
Monarda fistulosa sighs Corrugated metal cries
Porch boards warp with every drop
Freight car groans but will not stop
Rust and root hold steady now
Iron breath and wooden vow
Lightning writes its jagged line
We survive the storm's design
Asclepias taps the groundwater deep
Rivets hold while thunder sleeps
Mycelium threads through oxidized seams
Traces of cargo steel beams
Rust and root hold steady now
Iron breath and wooden vow
Lightning writes its jagged line
We survive the storm's design
Solidago bends but does not break
Shelter holds for both our sake
Chlorophyll drinks the electric air
Iron lungs expand with care
Taxodium stands through hurricane
This steel hull bears the rain
Patience measured in growth rings
Endurance taught by broken wings
We are anchored we are home
Not alone not alone
Morning breaks on dripping leaves
Dawn light on the rusted eaves Photosynthesis starts again
Freight car rests on wooden pen
Rust and root hold steady now
Iron breath and wooden vow
Lightning writes its jagged line
We survive the storm's design
Rust and root hold steady now
Iron breath and wooden vow
Root and iron iron and root
Still standing when the storm is through
