The Cypress Stands with Its Garden Rooted in Mud
The Cypress Stands with Its Garden Rooted in Mud Almost inevitably, whenever the cypress is invoked, it comes bearing familiar attributes: steadfastness, verticality, dignity, and resilience. Deeply embedded within the Iranian cultural imagination, the cypress embodies all the qualities of a mythical, anthropomorphic plant. Its soaring form has long served as the measure of ideal […]