Cottonwood

She is colossal
A giant among giants
Surrounded by friends and lovers
Children dancing beneath
The hemlines of her skirt.

She is devoted
Fearsome in her quest
Majestically rising to meet the sky
Guarding the banks of an
Untamed river.

She is wisdom
Prudence embodied
Spreading truth through sagacious seeds
White cotton parachutes
Float on love’s currents.

She is a sanctuary
Refuge from the storm
Filtering searing rays of light
Depositing gorged shadows
Serene silhouettes.

She is color
Palettes of pigment
Bursting into blessed existence
Transmuting complexions with
Changing seasons.

She is me
Alive, breathing, vital
Romancing the natural worlds
Courting soulful nutrients
Flourishing in her age.