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daisypunk Oct 2018
what must the ol' sycamore tree
think of us people come past
with our ****** problems
that lack any roots

he's seen many a leaf turn over
things come and things go
such as us, and who begins after

to the young brook he'd say
look at them bicker and banter
rising and falling like the tides

do not they understand
what qualms they hold now
mean nothing by the morrow

the young brook would reply
o' sycamore, wisest of the branches
do you not remember what it's like
to be young and restless

do you not wish to return
to those days you stumbled
where all experiences meant
something new and dangerous

and so the tree would remain
and the brook would part her way
just another person
and just another day
daisypunk Oct 2018
are we all doomed to be measured
by not the achievements of ourselves
but those who came before us?

will all of our advancements
and personal betterment
mean much to little in the shadow
of the “golden age” we’ve past?

the apple doesn’t fall far they say
sometimes as a compliment
others as an indictment
as we are creatures of comparison

but the question i poise
is if the apple fell to become
something greater than its origin
because it was fraught with rot
daisypunk Oct 2018
who am i to disagree with your conceptions?
try as i may to disguise myself
i know you'll see straight through
its easier to accept your answer
than to challenge it with my truth
daisypunk Oct 2018
starting every morn
with fresh sips of dew
berries nuts and plants
such a wonderful mixture

i go about my day
unknowing of the tragedies
looking for new places to rest
and play amongst the rabbits

my friend the bird tells me
about a world so far away
with tall people and automobiles
its such a lovely yarn

but i'm content right here
living within my home
of giant trees and deep burrows
i doubt i'll ever leave
daisypunk Oct 2018
your claws are long and far reaching
even now with years past, you scratch me still
i hear you in every doorway and cabinet
your many wheels crossing america's roads

how could it be your evil
was ever allowed into my home
what did you gain from your malice
other than the things i wont forget

i never see you coming
you hide in words and sounds
always waiting to rush back to me
and cut me down
daisypunk Oct 2018
o mother star
bright and elating
how may it be that i
could ever shine
with your strength
your grace
your kindness

o mother star
is it not true
that we should all aim
to live with
a purpose above
only ourselves

o mother star
let me be your champion
your paragon of love
my one truest hope
is to be able to
call the sky my own

o mother star
please lend me a wish
any night of my time
so that i may reach
the heights you've set
so dazzlingly high

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