How to amble across
wide swaths of earth
with an ever-willing thrill,

how to spew spores of joy
every time someone tried to uproot you,

how to settle into a problem
long after everyone else has walked away,

how to blossom best on rainy days,

how to feast on tiny bits 
no one else could endure,

how to survive in air, sea, 
mountain, tundra,

how to master each pretension,
meant to hem you in.