Mountain Ash
in a time long ago
i was just two leaves growing so slow
looking for an open space
to grow my branches at my pace
dreaming of the giant i would become
if i only can catch some light and sun
mountain ash is my name
i am a king in my domain
i seek the light and grow so tall
for a thousand years before i fall
no other tree ,flowers as tall as me
guarding the forest as time passes bye
i am a soldier reaching the sky
i have seen a time you will never know
one thousand years i have seen it snow
sharing my space with others of my kind
we have lived forever in the dream time
we are not wood chip just for you
we are a species old and new
allow us to live ,as we were meant to be
as the Tasmanian giant for the world to see
i am mountain ash
Copyright © Andy Ervin | Year Posted 2021
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