I Love Trees

windmill palms
cedars and birch
offer birds
a place to perch

a place to nest
a place to feed
a place to be safe
when in need...

the ancient ones
are still around
hundreds or thousands
of years in the sound

of the atmosphere
moving through leaves
on branches that sway
through time as it weaves

a path for the patient
beings who stand
sustaining all creatures
throughout the land

with oxygen, housing,
a peace which they share
from deep in the woods
to everywhere