Great Tree Poem by Custous Angelus

One day a swallow asked me
Have I seen the northern lands?
So cold and beautiful
or have I flew the vast sky
have I flew as high as I can
feeling the nice cold wind
seeing the earth so small from there
I shook my head and the swallow left unimpressed

One day a wild horse asked me
Have I seen the western lands?
So vast and rugged
or have I ran the endless plains
have I ran to my heart's content
feeling the fragrance the wind brings
seeing the path left behind by the travelers
I shook my head and the wild horse left unimpressed

One day a traveler asked me
Have I seen the eastern lands
So full and mysterious
or have I traveled as far as my feet can take me
feeling the news the wind brings
seeing the people of different places
I shook my head and the traveler left unimpressed

One day a butterfly asked me
Have I seen the southern lands?
So warm and friendly
or have I flew through endless garden of flowers
have I seen my share of world
feeling the nectar of many flowers
seeing summer hosting her festival
I shook my head the the butterfly left unimpressed

I have not seen the sky of Northern lands
or plains of Western lands
or towns of Eastern lands
or garden of Southern lands
I have not and I will not
I stand in crossroad where I stand rooted
I was not meant to travel the world

Do not pity for I will ask you back
Have you seen the crossroads?
So busy and peaceful
or have you heard tales of this world
have you heard why grinning bobcat grinned
feeling the exotic air and story travelers bring
seeing the travelers bring back part of the world with them

So do not pity me or call me unfortunate
I have heard more than my share of this world
My mind have traveled through all four corner of this world
So next time you come back
Bring back a story and a part of the world for me to see and hear