The Tree In the Winter

The Tree in the Winter Oh how one can see You have lost your beauty To the outside appearance The cold snow covers your limbs Even down to surrounding the roots Appearing alone in seeking death In the night you feel no hope Left out in the darkness Feeling to have gone blind in the search But within you still seek That morning sunlight to bring warmth Which is felt in the center of the soul Keeping hope it will live to another season Growing in depth and embracing These times to create beauty within For when it's time for the spring The beauty will flourish to all around Growing new limbs full of leaves Giving shelter for the birds to raise their young Revealing to others the life within Which has given so much joy To keep growing and absorbing All the surrounding water and sunlight Which is available to any that seek Shouting with praise for others To receive this new life within