If you are lucky you will grow
slowly
sheltered by family
You start at the beginning
networking
in the ground
You eat slowly, make
every muscle fibre strong
inch by inch
and form a firm skin
to become a giant
like when
there were no people yet
and you could count life
in ages, in thousands
of new moons, in years
that still are breathing
in the woods
Mar 14, 2019
Mar 14, 2019 at 4:32 AM UTC
If you are lucky you will grow
slowly
sheltered by family
You start at the beginning
networking
in the ground
You eat slowly, make
every muscle fibre strong
inch by inch
and form a firm skin
to become a giant
like when
there were no people yet
and you could count life
in ages, in thousands
of new moons, in years
that still are breathing
in the woods
Das geheime Leben der Bäume
(The hidden life of trees, 2015, Peter Wohlleben)
Collection “Once more”
