Tree of life
planted in my core
spreading growing
many branched
tree of songs
flame tree
rooted in life
breath blown
bone fibred body
elemental
tree in a seed
full throated
thousand tongued
thick skinned
creaking tree
enduring thunder
wind eroded
snow bound
under storm clouds
budding slow
through despair
thrusting hopes
of high skies
cirrus strewn
milky ways
and birds returning
wakening sleep laden
circled in memories
close grained
springwood
and summerwood.
The tree anthology = )
Its an anthology of a sorts. But also reflecting back to when trees were severely chopped in my garden. It was a few years ago, I felt the severance was unbearable at the time. But all five trees have recovered and so I dedicate these poems to these life affirming trees.