I Am An Old Oak Tree

@ I am…@ @@...an old Oak Tree…@@ @@...I have been alive and around for fifty years..@@ @@I have survived droughts, freezing temps and hurricanes.@@ @@.. I am still fertile and produce acorns that feed many..@@ @@Squirrels claim me as their home, building nests up high.@@ @.Woodpeckers keep pecking at my thick-skinned trunk.@ @@It Makes me more unique with character and pretty designs@@ @.Winters are difficult for me as I like to sleep and lose my strength.@ @...My looks become stark, barren and I get covered in snow...@ @Chipmunks, snakes and many birds love to come visit me@ @and Land on my branches feeding on my seeds while@ @@..Telling me how magnificent I am…@@ @ In Spring my many green hands are back again @ @….Waving hello in the wind…@ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 12/24/19 (@ are acorns) Contest: I am a Tree contest Sponsor: Delilah Ventura 12/26/19 Submitted to contest:'STRAND SPECIAL 10,any form ,any theme' Poetry Contest