The Magnificent Tree (WWE, 7/25/12, Trees)

Under firs, spruce and pine

There grows a familiar sign:

A sapling taking root;

Into the blue it tries to shoot;

Unfurling leaves of green,

In the shadows it is seen;

Without making the slightest sound,

Fingers of sunlight caress the ground;

Through many seasons of snow and rain,

The sapling has no means to complain;

It simply sprouts more branches and twigs,

Possibly walnuts, apples, or figs;

It cannot walk

It cannot roam,

So birds and squirrels

Make it their home;

It's no longer a sapling,

Don't you see? 

It touches the blue

The magnificent tree. 

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