Noble in stature
Brimming with power
The epitome of a peaceful life
You always find tranquility
Within silent storms of strife
Reaching branches praying to the sky
Grabbing roots embrace the earth
You are what sustains us,
But we are blind
We do not see your true worth
A silver blade sweeps through the darkness
Metal on wood a deadly chime
The death of a tree takes only a moment,
But the echoes reach
Past the ends of time
But the echoes follow you
Beyond the ends of time.
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Tailwind: Poems by a Teenage Naturalist
Poetry🕊️A 2018 Watty's Longlisted Work!🕊️ ...the girl asked the raven how she could fly. The Raven told her it was easy. All she needed was a tailwind to help her heart soar. Flight lets you see the world from a different perspective. My eyes are ope...
