Magnificent tree
So far above words
And cruel thoughts
Teach me your
Gently swaying
Stillness
Teach me your
Wild whispering
Silence
As you reach
For the sky
With your artist’s
Flowered fingers
Teach me
To put down
Nourishing roots
In this blessed soil
Teach me
To grow
Uncomplaining
Into myself
And flourish
Elegantly
Teach me
To live
Side by side
With others
Constant
Strong
Forever present
Always near…
Teach me
To breathe
Your generous
Air
To drink
Your dancing
Tears
And to burn
With the
Inner fire
Of your
Elemental
Love
Magnificent tree
So far above
Words and deeds
I beg you
Teach me
To be free.
Roddy McDevitt
Picture Nick Victor
This was written about a London Plane in Lincoln’s Inn fields. The odd thing was when I first posted it here the first person to like it happened to be in Lincoln’s Inn fields aswell looking at the tree although there is no mention of the location in the poem or post.
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