10 ways of looking at a tree

1. Tall and strong, indifferent

to the weather, immovable and
serene

2. Thin as board, bending but
holding, hidden strength and
determination

3. From the smallest of things
to dominating the landscape
overlooking all

4. Broken and dry, hopeless and
waiting to be nothing

5. So thick you can't see through them

A natural army waiting to be summoned

6. So densely do they blot out the sun

Under them is near darkness

A cool climate inhabited by the animals

That roam at night

7. Tall as can be and strong

Who dares challenge them?

They remain undefeated

8. Leafy tops on strong trunks

Hundreds grouped together

Dominant

9. Lying on the ground

Defeated and over

Waiting to be a table

10. Falling slowly

Ending with a crash and a shudder

leaves shaking with an air of finality