Wisdom of Trees

do trees suffer

from residual colonialism

do they have identity issues

do they know their roots

as they reach out

to the ever-turning sun

in search of the light

they believe is theirs to hold

or are they fulfilled

with water that rises

in their steadfast trunks

all the way to the tips

of their outstretched branches

that burst into flower

and drop swollen fruits

into the abiding shade

of the humble earth

in gratitude for their station

in an ever-changing world