Sunday, June 3, 2012

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





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