Thursday, February 26, 2026

Trees

The mind said 

Keep your day out
So that you may sleep
And keep day and night out
While all the memories churn
Like the sleepless sea 
And come up with dreams 
That no fiction can replicate
All the trees of my landscape
I have befriended in my exile
Learnt the names 
My ancestors gave them
Count time by their seasons
Remain their secret admirer
Exult in their spring
Grieve when they litter
Delight at the green canopy
Against the blue sky
Smile at their shadows
Lovelier than their blossoms ----
May they weather all their storms
And outlast all the temples of kings.

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