Me & the Tree
As I was sitting under my
usual morning tree
The one by my bedroom window
my year round companion
I was wondering about the leaves
turning brown and falling
so early
While it’s still hot here
& wondering how much of it
is the drought
Then as I turned to go
lost in my pondering
A leaf hits me - tap!
right on the head
So I turn right back around
and look up
And the tree distinctly says
to me (in tree):
“Aren’t you going to thank me?”
“Oh!” I say, “I’m sorry. Of course.”
I thank the tree for blessing me
with all that oxygen
all summer long
And for filtering out so much CO2
from the suffocating cloud
of stale city air -
I stop and just sit awhile
in a swirl of falling down leaves
Thanking the tree
just me & the tree
Breathing in & breathing out
in harmony
R Swan
9/28/08