Trees
how little we
know
of what you do
how few
the thanks
we offer you
as we pass
oblivious
to the coolness
in your deeper parts
that costs nothing
but is everything
to those of us
who need the
air you clean
the water
to quench
our children's thirst
to banish winter
bring us through
spring
and summer
to that place
of color
as you ease into
fullness
as green gives way
to crimson
yellow
gold
as your hunger wanes
and you look
toward your
long rest
when your song
will soften
to a whisper
how little we
know
of what you do
how few
the thanks
we offer you
as we pass
oblivious
to the coolness
in your deeper parts
that costs nothing
but is everything
to those of us
who need the
air you clean
the water
to quenchour children's thirst
to banish winter
bring us through
spring
and summer
to that place
of color
as you ease into
fullness
as green gives way
to crimson
yellow
gold
as your hunger wanesand you look
toward your
long rest
when your song
will soften
to a whisper
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