A few leaves left
voids between branches
Space now defines form
As the wind races
and traces contours
Atmosphere invades
finding new ways through
Bare limbs
do not shiver
Arms exposed
reach to the heavens
sky scraping
silhouette making
content to be dark form
auger of a charcoal ghost
But there is no lament
for lushness lost
A new born form
A new beauty
of curve,
proportion
and radiating
bifurcations
A lung
Coral
Capillaries
Trails of thought
Ancestry
Evolution
Delta tributaries
They are all there
in form
and possibility
Present
Steadfast
Rooted
Ancient
Sovereign of Silence
Knight of Stillness
Bearer of Wisdom
Sage of Peace
The naked tree!