Gloria M Excelsa
Cliffhanging
Mixed media - dyes, pencil,
acrylic paint, oil paint, oil stick
on canvas
Size - 30 x 30 cm
From cliff-top
It wreathes clay
Entwines rock
Gripping tight
Wedging deep
To shore
Pohutukawa grows best close
to the sea, where if often produces
massive spreading trees that
overhang the water, the huge
branches growing out almost
horizontally. Its deep roots
enable the tree to cling to steep
banks and rocks and remaing there.