Tree Life

A trees point of view of life. I didn't really put what surrounds the tree, just the process of growing.

Darkness.

All around me, the ground pushes in.

I wait for weeks,

Patiently growing,

Until, finally, it comes.

 

Life.

Daylight, blinding at first,

Dazzles my senses

With warmth and light.

I open up to take in the feeling.

 

Growth.

Thin limbs reach up,

Grasping for the moon.

I spread out, both upward

And downward.

 

Sinking.

Gnarled, twisting roots

Reach into the ground.

Strength flowing in from the earth,

I spread my influence.

 

Flight.

I reach the sky.

Hundreds a little fingers

Bloom with white beauty.

My thick trunk towers.

 

Magnificence.

I am home, not just for me,

But for hundreds of others.

Beams of sun- and moonlight

Bathe my tall hill in love.

Author's Note

I wasn't really sure how I did with this one, so please tell me where you think I can improve it.

Reviews

[Wildfleour]

I'm not sure that there isn't room for improvement on this one, Justin. It doesn't flow like most of your other pieces do. The idea is a good one, but I'd work on it a bit.

[CJ]

It is beautiful! It is very descriptive and I love how you describe so beautifully about the life of a tree from seed to full grown......