Tuesday, April 4, 2023

"The Tree"

 




Once   
            Tall and Majestic   
Then     
            Split and Torn   
                        by   
                                    layers of ice—   
                                                cold hardness   
                        weighing   
            ripping   
killing   


Then   
            Resurrection       
                        Sap healing the whitened flesh   
                                    a glossy amber   
                                                green under bark   
                                                            Birds—   
                                                                        Caterpillar legs   
                        And a hidden message of   
                                    Life   
                        a secret code of    
                                    Rebirth   


Then   
            Evolution   
                        Life unfurling its sails   
                                    into warm scented winds   
                        Sheltering me   
                                    in a canopy of green   
                        Interwove leaves   
                                    Nestling me   
                                    within soundless sunlight   
                        Cradling me   
                                    in dapples of shadow   
                                    and darts of sunshine       
                        Cocooning me   
                                    within Tranquility   


 Copyright 1995 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

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