Some days I channel
Sisyphus and his boulder,
Pushing, once again.
Other days, squinting,
I spy flattened earth ahead -
The boulder will rest.
Face and limbs glisten -
Wet with sweat or wet with tears?
It does not matter.
Each drop of moisture
Feeds a tiny green leaflet:
Hope grows, despite all.
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