Once full of beauty and wisdom -
A quintessence
Of substance--among other things,
This bare-naked Oak Tree
With no movement in its limbs.
Stripped of vitality and spirit,
Decades of life gone with it.
Hope is not lost,
Her lively old-self may return
Upon season's change,
The climate around her
Has been somewhat strange.
Her heart, broken, still beats -
Longing to reflect her beautiful soul
Through her leaves;
Internally, she weeps.
By Lady R.F. (C)2017