John Irby's Blog - Posts Tagged "trees"

Dear Lord,
Most High Creator

of

Roots,

Trunks,

Bark,

Branches,

Leaves,

and

Fruit,

grant me but an inch of dirt,
black and rich with nutrients,

a drop of cooling water,

and the warmth of morning sun.

i’ll make the shade and deal
with swings, heart carvings,
and
rickety tree houses.

one more thing: please, please, please
forgive me
for bearing silent witness

to lynchings.

Amen

Can you lay a big tree down, Rhys?

Yes, an’ it be gently

felled as any Welsh babe

ever laid to cradle.

Can you make it

fall exactly so, Rhys?

Aye. Set your compass to it.

It’ll fall

as
straight
as
any
country

road
there
be
in
Wales.

Then have a go at it, Rhys,

but let me caution you,

trees are as unruly

as your lovely Blodwyn,

or any woman on earth.

Yeah, yeah. I’ll be minding that.