If I were a tree
you'd be a cloud
that'd float on by and say
well, doesn't that have potential-
to a tree who was just proud
to sprout some leaves.
And you'd sprinkle your drops
of fresh hope
that would encourage that tree
another day and
trinkle right down to its roots.

And if I were a tree,
you'd be a ray of sunlight
that would reach from the sky
and say,
well now, doesn't that feel better?
And I'd can't help thinking
well no actually; it feels brighter.
Then I'd stretch a little to meet you
where the sun shines over
every person and helps to let them
grow.

Yet if I were a tree,
I'd have come from a meager seed
that would crack open
and extend its brances into a
world of uncharted territory
and discovery-
All because a little birdie said
it could.
And I'd try to climb new heights
and become a tree that could
lend its shade to someone else
thanks to is strong roots
supporting them both.

If I am a tree,
I've still got some leaves to shed
but only after they've shared
their colors.
And when they fall
they will leave trails of wisdom
that reach right to where it all
started
as it joins the earth
it came from.