Trees
you sing the same song
no matter where you are
sending it on the wind
and on birds' wings
tucking it into the soul
of whatever walks beneath you
soft as sighs
loud as howls
ever original
ever yours
and whoever deigns to hear
your dirge or lament
your reverant chants
nocturnal chorus
whispers at dawn
you sing the same song
no matter where I am
assumed and redeposited
elsewhere
miles from where I began
as long as you are there
I am where I need to be
I am home
no matter where you are
sending it on the wind
and on birds' wings
tucking it into the soul
of whatever walks beneath you
soft as sighs
loud as howls
ever original
ever yours
and whoever deigns to hear
your dirge or lament
your reverant chants
nocturnal chorus
whispers at dawn
you sing the same song
no matter where I am
assumed and redeposited
elsewhere
miles from where I began
as long as you are there
I am where I need to be
I am home
