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Old Tree by Joseph Earl
from Legacy 2000
Old Tree
by Joseph Earl
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Cross-sectioned cadaver of tree;
Aged one, banded and full of worms.
Renaissance berthed of an oak?
Your father a noble, I presume.
I see stresses have fractured you, too.
With chain-sword in old age run through.
Why is it they murdered you in blood old?
I'll bet more squirrels attended
Your funeral than will be at mine.
Did Crockett climb your branches?
He knew what a politician was.
One hundred seventy-five thousand
seen sunsets ain't bad for a tree.
Wish I could have watched them with you.
