Yggdrasil
Every great tree is you
whether banyan, fig or oak -
baobab, marula, sequoia, cedar,
swamp gum, cottonwood, rowan,monkey puzzle,
quiver, acacia, ash, kapok, kauri, eucalyptus,
fir, beech, sycamore, ginkgo, narra, redwood,
Sitka spruce, meranti, cypress, yew, maple, fever, mimosa,
conifer, pine, honey-bee, elm, ironwood, chestnut.
Every tree, jigged fractally
from monumental to dwarf,
is you and yours. Your kindred.
Whether labeled eponymously,
colloquially or botanically,
you are always where we come to ponder,
congregate, celebrate, be inspired, pray or dance.
Seek refuge.
Sept