Gum Tree
By Lily S
Breathe in breathe out
Sway in the breeze and murmur your favourite song
Reach out and pull away
Keep searching for your friend
Keep stretching, keep growing
Wait for them to come.
Breathe in breathe out
Don’t look back
Set your sights to the sky,
And reach
Fill the air with a blue haze
And the scent of gum leaves
Animals rely on you
You are the strength and the lungs,
Of this planet
Without you we are nothing.
Breathe in breathe out
I know they are coming to lay you down
Just set your sights to the sky,
And reach.