Planting A Tree Poem by Douglas McClarty

My field lay bare almost barren
Grass competing with rushes
Natures stored energy wasted
As if it was waiting on me to decide
What life form will this field provide
I finally decided on some local trees
Oak, Ash and beautiful Silver Birch
Some Wild Cherry trees and Willow
Then Apple, Pear and a few plum
My field finally reborn new life begun.
I watched my field as the years past by
As the field gradually changed its form
Rewarding me with a true rich treasure
I could never have found so much pleasure.
Watching mother nature at her work
Growing trees now towering over me
With new guests arriving almost everyday
Various little animals and birds of prey
Bees, nectar abundant from cherry trees
Wild flowers planted by the gentle breeze
Rabbits, squirrels never seen here before
Now feed and play on my forest floor
A once barren field, now an oasis for me
A world that I changed by planting a tree.