Ancient Beauty
By Christopher P
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