The Great Mango Tree

Great mountain of willow
Mango tree spreading sweetness
Stretching into the sky
Roots entwined like threads in a tapestry
The sacred meeting place of hundreds of critters
The trunk stable and strong
As unmoving as pure rock
Its thin branches, scrawny and bony
Ragged branches like jagged cracks in stone
An artwork of leaves
Swaying freely with the wind
Birds hollowing homes
In small holes of bark
Flocks of birds waiting for
Juicy mangoes to ripen in summer weather
A new layer of bark as each year passes
Each ready to be loved again
Who next will love you
When a new layer is born?