Metaphorically

I I Slip- into a dreamy dream- and I am falling into a greenforest lost in a sea of trees they are sobeautiful the drums of time cease clouds sail in the sky oh my life is weather-stained-sad I imagine myself a tree g r a c e f u l lost in a sea of beautifultrees swaying my roots are deep in the ground my branches reach up to the sun shining through the forest at night the sky is blackasink a riverflows like a stream lost in a sea of trees II I am tranquil and serene and the wind is whistling through my weeping leaves like violins echoing tears like rain falling f a l l i n g in autumn and I give up mysorrow all the colourful pain dances away III and I stand bare I wear a gown white and I sleep mybranchesfrozen in the spring I awaken to put on my gownofgreen emerald green and I raise my branches high and I am strength and I am courage in this dreamy dream of mine veiled _____________________ January 22, 2017 Poetry/Free Verse/metaphorically Copyright Protected, 01-868-091-22 All Rights Reserved, 2017, Constance La France Written for the Standard contest, A Natural Metaphor sponsor, Jamie Pan, Judged 2017 Second Place Submitted into the Standard contest, Most Original sponsor, Juliet Ligon, Judged 05/23/2021 First Place