The oak (chopped into thirteen parts)

one  
In it's conception the brown egg sits fast, within the cup  

two  
Nature spring the acorn, to germinate each seed  
the golden yoke of verdancy released  
 
three  
Innocuous, with its tender bud,  
but hardy, no season can disrupt  
 
four  
Sinew's  bent in wind and storm  
wide roots, protecting it from harm  
 
five  
Harbour just how many friend's? insects buzz, birds that sing  
surviving, in their own biome  
 
six  
A squirrel scampers. startled by a snapping twig  
and comes to rest, to sunbathe prone  
 
seven  
Shelter, food and shade, a grandiose establishment.  
A welcome for the eye and beating heart  
ground cover for the mouse that darts  
 
eight  
That gift was granted, built with grace,  
an individual character that stood.  
 Each, has it's inestimable strength,  
deep ingrained within the wood  
 
nine  
Industry, and perhaps a little leisure  
a world in microcosm.  
The carpenter stands waiting, with his measure  
and artisan, to fill our house from top to bottom  
 
ten  
How long ago, Initials carve into its bark,  
and swore,  
for fidelity, as long as it remained.  
Steadfast grow, sit at its base, to whisper sweet amour's  
 
eleven  
With forest's drying, like a tinder box,  
all it takes is a careless spark  
as all that majesty could soon be lost  
 left with a skeleton, black and stark  
 
twelve  
Don't teeter on the edge of doubt  
as in its aura. we sign the unwritten contract  
to soon, barren  ground, where it stood stout  
preserve and protect, this resource so vast  
 
thirteen  
Respect and affection, be a permanent hug  
the arboretum's best show , its strength never flop  
benefits it brings, its value never misjudged  
the oak leaves, waved heartbeat, may never stop  
 
 Seedlings and saplings, that wait to enthral  
will anyone heed this tutorial?  
the Broadleaf, hear its clarion call,  
not leave a bare memorial.