Trees

Verdant, abundant, tall, tall trees
full of life, full of leaves
of every colour . . .
green, yellow, red, and orange . . .

In the islands you burst forth
with lovely flowers, both timid
and audacious, tender and gentle,
casting your spell upon all souls you see . . .

With fragrance so sublime
heavenly, pungent, and every one singular
your scents linger and waft about in the air
filling our senses with wonder, with wonder . . .

Ruffling, tussling, whirling leaves
some drifting, wafting slowly down
to become mulch and a home
for forest grounds . . .

Where we stare at you, study you, play with you,
love you and more . . .
saving you, pressing you, and drawing you too . . .
to cherish your life, and
to forever preserve the beauty of your splendour.

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