TREES

WITH ROOTS THAT CLAW
BENEATH THE GROUND
TO STURDY TRUNKS
SO BIG AND ROUND
AND BOUGHS THAT SPREAD
TOWARDS THE SKY
TO WAVE AT BIRDS
AS THEY PASS BY
PLUS LEAVES THAT SING
TO EVERY BREEZE
YOUR BLOSSOM SCENT
IN WAFTS DECEIVE
FROM SHADOWS CAST
THE WHOLE DAY LONG
TO PROTECTIVE SHADE
WHEN SUN IS STRONG
THEN IN THE CALMNESS
THAT IS NIGHT
YOU BRING TO ALL
YOUR CARING MIGHT
THE GIFT OF AIR TO BREATHE