caution is kept, not wind swept

caution is kept, not wind swept.
encapsulated and planted whole
at the outset of an early spring
along long beds
of growth. landscapes
and cobbled walks,
enduringly cultivated.
a quaint notion.
shorn, roots
shallowed, shoots
pruned when tender,
when pliable.
laborious; yes--
pre-contorted.








caution is kept, not wind swept
~noxalio~