Ephemeral crystals
shiver and shine,
adorning winter's
anemic mauve maple.

Skeleton exposed,
not dead
Resting, existing, persisting…
ornamented, this cloudy backlit morning.

I, too, have been a
resting spot for weary
travelers. Not for the
feathered songs but for
the souls weighed down.

How? How do you maintain
your strength
leaf-less giver?

Being.
I do no more and no less
than my presence.

I am here.
Here
I am.

I am nourished.
Nourished
I am.

I am strong.
Strong
I am.

I am flexible.
Flexible
I am.

I am rooted.
Rooted
I am.

Adorned with ephemera -
Ephemeral
I am.

Peace comes with knowing
I am here
now.

Now
I am
here.