The Tree and Me

Photos and Poem   ©Ralph M. Ferraro 2012

A Tree what do you see

A tall majestic image from afar.

Blending with other trees

Reflected in the pond.

A sturdy base with many branches

A strong base with many paths

A bark with many ripples

Whether base and branches or bark with ripples

What do you see

What do you choose to see

Do you stay with the base

Do you try the branches or the ripples

Swirling ideas in my head

Some reflect the ripples from the past

Past, patterns, old paradigms

Branches, extend beyond

Do I dare

Do I follow the branches and expand

Oh the joy, from the contrast

The past is what it was

Many gems and many obstacles intermixed

Defensive paths in the past

Limiting in the now, the past

Which branch do I follow

Vibrating Vortex upward to the sky

Upward with my gems and talents

Defensive not 

Expansive branch, talents radiating

The journey - Joy not work

Oh the beauty of the Tree

Oh the joy of expanding life