By Bob Dougherty
rife with lichens — rocks don’t care
troweled with lichens — trees don’t care
awash with lichens — walls don’t care
studded with lichens — even statues don’t care
tropics to tundra peaks to plains — lichens are there
licking CO2 from the air
yet humans who say — they care about the air
don’t care about lichens
rife with lichens — rocks don’t care
troweled with lichens — trees don’t care
awash with lichens — walls don’t care
studded with lichens — even statues don’t care
tropics to tundra peaks to plains — lichens are there
licking CO2 from the air
yet humans who say — they care about the air
don’t care about lichens