Lined up like soldiers
you stand tall and straight at attention
like them you guard humanity
by providing for us
through your shade and ever presence
sometimes in your dress of leaves
other times dormant, asleep but not
though no matter the season or the reason
whether as a heat source or inspiration
as a haven for insects or resting place for birds
the livelihood for a wood pecker or mushrooms
you’re there waiting to fulfill your destiny
Despite man’s insatiable hunger
to mow you down like blades of grass
yet it is the oxygen you provide
which allows us to live another day
the irony of it all
even for the tall
Andreas Simic©
Jun 17, 2022
Jun 17, 2022 at 6:57 AM UTC
Lined up like soldiers
you stand tall and straight at attention
like them you guard humanity
by providing for us
through your shade and ever presence
sometimes in your dress of leaves
other times dormant, asleep but not
though no matter the season or the reason
whether as a heat source or inspiration
as a haven for insects or resting place for birds
the livelihood for a wood pecker or mushrooms
you’re there waiting to fulfill your destiny
Despite man’s insatiable hunger
to mow you down like blades of grass
yet it is the oxygen you provide
which allows us to live another day
the irony of it all
even for the tall
Andreas Simic©
