The Willow Tree once said to Me…

Willow Tree:
Come and sit under me
I shall protect you from
The rain
And the storm that follows

Me:
There isn't a storm ahead
It's a cool summer day

Willow Tree:
No!
There isn't a storm in the sky
But the Gods and Goddesses
Send lightening bolts
Down my spine

Me:
I am sitting against you
I feel no bolt shocking us

Willow Tree:
My roots are firm in the soil
And all of my leaves are beautiful
While my trunk feels
Nature's power

I will confide in you my secret
That there is no lightening

Me:
You lied to me and I sat next
To you

Willow Tree:
No lie by my part
I will tell you though
No! Don't walk away

Me:
I will walk away because
You cannot
And you have lied to me

Willow Tree: Wait! I meant to say

Me: I can't hear you Willow!

Willow Tree:
Oh well
I meant to say to you
Enlightening

Go find another Willow to
Sit under
That will tell our secret
To you

I wish you could have stayed
Under me

I would have protected you from
The rain and
The storm that arises
When one sits under me

The Willow Tree.

07/05/1998

Posted on 12/23/2009
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