Reaching For Life

The comforting light of life on the horizon awakes the evergreen heart inside me.

I twist and thrive with my growing vines,

reaching for the peak and clawing for the canopy.

The delicacy of the breeze breathes passion into my aching branches.

The birds hum their symphony,

the soul inside me dances.

I long to flourish from my roots to my leaves.

I long to be the tallest of all trees,

prestigeous and proud through every changing season.

My great shadow lurks sheathing the flora newly risen.

My bark cracks like scars on my surface.

Sun beams pierce through my leaves, leaving them sun-kissed.

As birds chime in the dreams of daylight,

they nest in my warmth before they take flight.

My roots carry the weight of whats to come.

I've grown to be divine,

but I'm nowhere near done.