The Poplar's Song

This is where I go
This is where I come from.

I reach with arms given long ago.
I reach with arms brought out of myself.

I breathe the light of today.
I breathe the light of yesterday.

The fires in my leaves are me
The fires in my leaves are my children
The fires in my leaves are my fathers.

The air moves around me
The air moves into me
I am the air.

All my strength, all my sinews
Bind me to the water of the earth.

The earth gives me water
The sky gives me air
The sun fires my leaves.

The earth is home to my dream
The dream is the song of my life.

This is where I go
This is where I come from.



From CROW STORY: A TALE FROM THE OAK GROVE