trees are like people

trees are like people

they come in many shades of black and white

and yellow and brown

trees are like people

some are round and short, others tall and thin

but all wear colorful adornments that change with the seasons

trees are like people

some like the sun, while some like the shade

some bear fruit, while others were not meant to

trees are like people

they have limbs and knees, and scars and crowns and lobes and teeth

trees are like people

seedlings, fragile, young and needy

that, nourished, grow strong and secure
in their roots

trees are like people

some stand alone atop a hill

with prickly needles on branches bent and beaten by the ages

while some flourish in groves, happy to be
surrounded by their own kind

trees are like people

they all grow from the warmth of the sun

and drink of the rain

and stretch to reach the heavens.

©2009 - 2012 Thomas Hillman, Mere Words Evoke, poetic expressions