what shall be the counting theme
of songs about a tree
a million more and there in forests
of spreading limbs
I countenance
one more
one that has deep roots and sustenance
enough to make seeds spread forth
on the wind tarry forth the longevity
the brute force
of time immemorial
against the wrath of
roiling thunder's madness
I went back one year forty after
I first met her
grand girth and soaring majesty
to visit
and she unlike my wistful
energy my thrill
just stood there
and that said so much