Morning with Trees
1 min readJul 16, 2020
This morning I go out
to speak with the green people.
Good morning, dear trees,
I tell them,
thank you for being here!
And they greet me shyly,
all a-tremble with pleasure,
crowding around me
like cats begging to be petted,
rippling in the light breeze
that combs their hair
with its gentle fingers
making them shiver
with delight.
And I tell the trees
how beautiful they are
how they calm
and comfort me
how much I appreciate
their company,
and they blush
full of the flowering
of their happy being,
and pleased as punch
at being loved.