SECRETS

How many secrets do you hold! Dear Tree of 50 plus years old How many people have you seen Come and go from this village green? Are you here as our sentinel? Keeping watch over one and all Can you sing for me dear Tree? As I know you can…believe me Or do you protect your pulses From the Ill-affected That has made you wary Of humans that are too scary? Ohhh? What is that sound? Listen… Can you hear the trills of the Emerald Forest joining in chorus Telling their stories of sadness And glories