Trees

The weeping willows Their widow's veil of leaves Trailing sadly in the stream Pungent spicy peppercorn trees Their green feathery hair Festooned with pink beads Crooked old oaks Their gnarled fingers Pointing in twisted directions Rigid tall poplars Giant thin arrows Forever trying to touch the sky The blossoming apple tree Petals slowly falling Pink snow drifting to the ground The purple flowered wisteria Ever reaching out for somewhere else Unable to be content in one spot The graceful ghost gum The crisp clean lemon aroma Of a glowing spectre on a moonlit night Prim pine trees Dressed in green ballroom gowns Still waiting for the dance to start Liquid amber in autumn Sending down colourful stars A rainbow mat on the ground The dull silver grey wattle Glowing yellow with the brightness Of a thousand tiny suns Every tree on this planet Has a beauty of its own We should learn to care more