Semblance

I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees. - Thoreau

i'm a tree

a living, breathing seed of ectoplasmic grace

righteous and real

towering above everything that you feel

wrought by my roots

bearing eden's fruits

imbibing from faith's creek

even if i'm a bit gnarled and weak

ever hopeful to flourish and make love to the sky

deciduous, without pressing need to ask why

fragrant white leaves

dense and chic

useful for eternity

like a hewn table of teak

if you don't believe me, just count my rings

as i swing and sway with angel's wings

and my lofty veneer sings

in a forest of kings

Author's Note

"As naturally as the oak bears an acorn, and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done." - Thoreau