'I Am' Tree Series # 2

i am tall i am straight i am ' TREE as i see my leaves falling to the ground surrounding my trunk like a skirt. my branches stretch to all four corners north, south, east, west and as they fall, i know then that i am dying. i stretch my head to the father sun and scream for his strength. and down to mother earth to quench my thirst. for hundreds of years, i have lived and flourished with a beauty that all mankind admires. i then realized that it was' autumn.' i am replenishing my life, to enter a new one. as my branches, which touch each point north, south, east, west so are the four seasons. 'i am ' tree i live, i die, i revive. my beauty like love is eternal in the eyes of the beholder. 'I AM' TREE.