Fallen, from a tree Fallen, to its knees Fallen, dead, to the ground beneath its feet Severed limb, sent down to decay, though not in vein Cast down to decompose and nurture the soil that fed it to be Brightly green, a selfless being One not to speak or scream, but one to gaze, silently without judgement, upon a world of chaos and greed Great dazzling being of life Once, a joyful green, darkened by our careless needs Yet still, it finds use for its severed limb From green to brown, then into the ground, and back, to a fuller green, Smiling in the wind, casting shadows below where it will lay next Brown, Brave