The Resilient
A poem by Kathleen Maule Holen

The Resilient

She held on through another night,
But I fear,
As the earth turns over to face the sun,
She will simply lose her grip,
And become lost.

She held on through another dry summer,
But I fear,
As the season turns,
The rain will loosen the ties to her roots,
And she will fall.

Yet she holds on to hope,
Grasping at straws,
And like a cat clinging to a branch
She turns her body as she lets go,
And lands on her feet.

About the Author:

Kathleen Maule Holen is a retired Nurse Practitioner, Archaeologist and Playwright who is a follower of Poetry Breakfast. She is a current member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and her plays are listed on New Play Exchange. She and her husband Steven live in Hays, KS and enjoy desert life during the winter in Borrego Springs, CA. Her poem, The Resilient, was inspired by her sister, Karen.

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