TREES

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Mostly we take them for granted

not really seeing them at all

Not even when their dressed in their best

for winter summer or fall

We don't stop to think how essential

they are to human lives

We cut them down chop them up

though without them we couldn't survive

Forgotten the days we laid 'neath their

shade when we were but a child

Or the times we climbed to the top

seeking somewhere safe to hide

Peeping out from behind the branches

as we sat up high and dreamed

Thinking about who we'd marry and

planning other secret schemes

 

Stand under a tree and gaze upwards

and the wonder that you'll see

Will make you feel insignificant

well that's what it does to me

Marvel at how the sunlight creates

shadowy patterns on your face

Be grateful when it starts raining for

that dry and sheltered place

The next time that you're out walking

instead of passing by a tree

Pause for a moment beneath it

look up and then just maybe

You'll see much more than tangled

branches covered in thick leafy green

But one of natures wonders

providing the air we need to breathe.