Weeping Willow: Pilllar of the Billowy Strand

Billowy mast with fluttering sails Along copse strand your arched brow wails Brigand bough stretching from stem to stern doth vigor extoll Your steady rudder anchored to the tenuous shoal   Your searching roots navigate through availing streams Nutrient-rich moisture funnels through your porthole Sprouting tendrils spurt through your balmy seams Gallant pennants on your burnished deck stroll Your brackish-green banner with new luster beams From each slender trelis, a fruitful pod springs Lance-like talons form arcing shield that in the soaring breeze swings In the swaying breeze, each pleated eave solemnly sings A plush perch your feathery reams dole A quilted cover for all who under your velvety loft troll