Relocation

The determined jade plant grows
past its tiny pot.
Thick waxy leaves
reach downward –

arching stems droop
like a weeping willow’s
silk strung silhouette, yet

with so much flesh from
so little moisture in its form.
Leaning on a plain white wall

beneath a southern window,
dance-like long-limbed shadows
double its true mass,

hint at fluid movement.
The shiny green top-heavy succulent
defies thinning laws of gravity,

daring the round terracotta limits
to hold still whatever passes
for jade feet, all ready to step out

and find more suitable
accommodations.