Ancient Beauty

The stringy bark,
A stark streak on a mellow expanse of brown
A dry carcass of a lush tree gnarled dry peeling

The coolibah,
Immortalised an item of lore 
Witness, twisted, ancient 
Each crease a vein
Bleeding life

Kapok,
A canopy
Climbing, reaching, soaring
Enveloping time worn structures
Gateways to forgotten worlds