Great Tree Poem by Lynn Anne Brown

Great Tree
Ancient and full of Story
How many have sat beneath your boughs
Seeking wisdom or Seeking solace
Pouring out their tales to you
As they lean back
Knowing you'll support them
Knowing you'll hold their heart
Knowing........
I like best, to visit you
When you sit beside a lake
And offer rest, beneath
A sometimes too hot sun
Filtering it's life bringing rays
So I can gather them
Without being overpowered

I like feeling your embrace
As I reach out towards the waters
Knowing that you'll hold me
Even if the wave of memory
Becomes too strong
And I begin to falter
I know, I will not drown in it
As long as we've
Encountered it
Together

I like knowing
That you reach deep
Into the earth below
Drawing up from it
It's life shaping powers
And that you will share the secret
With those who listen carefully

And I am pleased to say
I know your voice
That I can hear it
Even when I stand far away
From our favourite meeting place
And no matter where I am
I can greet you
In every tree I meet
And remember I am your flower