Conversation of Trees
- Kelly Michelle Thomas
- Jul 10, 2023
- 1 min read
Have you heard it?
The conversation among the trees?
Filled with a language only known by the leaves
Of rustles and whispers carried by the westward wind
Bellowing through the statures so proper and prim
Gliding along the branches that dance and bend
As if they are filled with laughter among family and friend
Listen darling, hear the cheers
Close your eyes, let the woodland whisper to your ears
Hear the woodpecker ah’ peckering, while the katydids cry
The crows ah' crowing, while the squirrels scurry and climb
From limb to limb, can you hear the timbers split?
As if they are sharing secrets full of chatter and gossip
Can you hear it?
The rustles…
The whispers…
The creatures…
The splitting timbers…
Carried by the westward wind
Bellowing through the statures so proper and prim
Gliding along the branches that dance and bend
Are laughters among family and friend
Sharing secrets full of chatter and gossip
This is the conversation of trees
First publication, Maryland Bards Poetry Review 2023 Anthology. © Kelly Michelle Thomas
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