O Mighty Tree, My Home

What you mean to me A symbol of life and peace When I needed to get away from it all My circular room Just big enough for me alone My bed against one wall A little table with a lamp And the A-line dress All that I possessed Living inside your trunk Running from all the negatives Being chased by those demons Of long ago You housed me O Mighty Tree Until I was whole At peace with the world Then you released me Back into life’s stream It was only a dream But it was real to me You are my ever living home Knew my unheard voice of despair And allowed me to pray and meditate Inside the hollow of your trunk Though O Mighty Tree You lived only in my dream I hug your kind whenever I can Be it in my own backyard Or in the public gardens In remembrance of Thee Grateful for having found inner peace