Things Woods Should Know

Things Woods Should Know Trees hang around like shady characters in the grove An apple from one of them hit Newton on the head He ate it then began to think Things that woods should also know Complicit with gravity, green with envy Some trees fall on cars and homes Commit awful crimes with twisters Hurricanes are other cronies known to harm Trees never move on their own It takes more than one of them to make a forest They never talk but whisper in the breeze Branches, like misshaped fingers point Hide with the leaves that fall from grace Roots hold fast to dirt and soil Don't want to fly off into outer space While Earth is in rotation Trees simply want to stay in place and grow Make a home for birds and little creatures Keep secrets only woods should know