Tree of Life
She asked me,
“Poppa, What is love?”
And I thought and then said
“Love is what you need and want it to be.”
She thought some and said,
“Love is a tree.”
And I thought that she was so right.
And I think of how my tree looks
compared to hers, how they are both
trees, but so different,
About the seasons in which our trees
Grow, about how some trees grow straight
and true, others, well....
Yes, love is a tree.
(2009)
