unyielding in their ascent towards greatness
millions of strong arms supporting trillions of delicate leaves
rippling in the wind like water as blue as the night sky
although it is they who provide the stronghold
shielding sheltering shade that hides what lurks beneath
a shroud of secrecy
mostly a medley of greens and browns
then red juxtaposed on orange coalesced with yellow montaged on green grown from dark crust dark root dark earth
then total darkness
always rain
and when the light does return
there again a symphony