Have you ever hugged a tree,
An ancient one,
Felt its heartbeat,
Through the wizened bark,
Heard the soft murmur
Of its leaves
Through the wizened bark
Heard tales of yore
Of a time when
It had scores of others
Around
Standing shoulder to shoulder,
Their leaves brushing one another
In the ancient rippling breeze,
And then it stood still
Watching the others
brought down
One by one,
Making way for something
Or the other
That man felt
Was more important
Than this gnarled old tree…..
Have you ever hugged a tree
And listened to its sorrow
Through the wizened bark?
Have you ever hugged a tree?
