Emerging from the sea, a robin's wings dance upon the air
The tiny seed slips from its grasp and falls without a care
Clouds are blown in, carrying the precious gift of new life
An ecosystem of harmony, none are conscious of strife
Our seed drinks in the liquid of knowledge and mite
It starts to learn existence, it gives birth to day and night
Its roots do not pierce deep, but it knows above all
Through its determination, it will not always be small
Through passes of the sun and moon, it begins to know time
Our seed sprouts limbs and grows large, for it the stars align
The branches sprout leaves and attract all manner of creatures
It shows them the meaning of love and life, they embrace it as their teacher
For billions of passes of the sun it spreads wisdom and benevolence
All life adheres to the tree's ways and for a time shows semblance
Eventually the students scattered far across the globe
They found new ways and forgot all they had been told
One day one of the creatures who knew the tree's teaching best
Approached and wished to put its wisdom to the test
"Teacher, you have guided us well, but we have nothing left to learn
Your ways and lessons are arcane, for new discovery our desire does burn."
The tree could not reply, the two communicated differently
The human roared by moving air, while the tree spoke silently
The human bellowed "Great silent tree from whom all come, I praise your name, you are feared
Our respect for you is so great, we will build our city around you." So it was, for a thousand years
So quickly did the people forget about the tree in their kingdom
They sought riches and safety, forgetting the ways of love and wisdom
Their sky scrapers blocked out the sun and created toxic smoke
The tree grew sick, unable to speak and tell them that it choked
They came with axes and saws seeking the last of the precious wood
The tree knew its end was at hand, it would forgive them if it could
Though the tree is gone, the lessons it taught are still engrained
In our DNA, and the stars above, it only takes a second to entertain
A thought about how small and simple life is for all precious souls
All are born with a choice to live and love, though time can take its toll
