The Monkey Bread Tree

The baobab tree is a graceful giant That races across the gray-blue desert moon You stand firmly like an ancient monolithic stone of time You sparkle in the radiant orange liquid sky Swollen trunk as wide, As a herd of elephants, That rushes deep within thy soul Your branches entangled, as these roots Stretch down into the caverns of this earth You are tall and magnificent, as the Greek Gods Surrounded by the aquatic sounds of The East African waters You possess great beauty and wonder Still, you are wiser Than the sacred Juju medicine man Longevity brings forth an amazing grace This immovable soul, and impeccable fortitude, Brings us to a quiet place that resonates In this humble Madagascar village