jay22kar

A tree

Not the biggest or the tallest in the forest,
But I want to be a tree

I want the birds build nest on me, sing on me, squirrels chirp on me,
But first, I need to be a tree

I want the kids to climb and swing on me,
But first, I need to be a tree

I want to provide shadow to yatree¹,
But first, I need to be a tree

I want to share the fruits not only with humans but also with pashu & pranee²,
But first, to bear them, I need to be a tree

I’ll giveaway my trunk when I’ll be free,
But first, I need to be a tree

Sometimes I feel that others should water me,
So that I will grow fast into a tree,
But then you can always grow your roots deeper to grow into a tree

And sometimes you’ll be cutdown while becoming a tree,
But you can always start again to become a tree

I often forget, it takes time to become a tree,
I am a plant and I want to be a tree… I want to be a tree!

[1] yatree - passenger
[2] pashu and pranee - birds and animals

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