That 'Ol Lone Cypress and Me

17 Mile Drive

Pebble Beach, CA

04-29-21

 

He's half the tree he used to be

The storms they finally took their toll

A quarter century perched on the rock

Alone but stalwart, braving wind and sea

 

If trees have souls, and I'm sure they do

Ancient wisdom flows through branch and bark

Charting the history of natural stamina

Showing humankind the truth of beauty too

 

The tree, he's just like you and I

Surrounded by others, yet standing alone

Whittled away by time and tide

Erect e'en if disabled, reaching toward sky

 

That 'Ol Lone Cypress has much to impart

And I will listen to his natural wisdom

That 'Ol Lone Cypress, stoic, sturdy, yet brittle

Breathes with life, alongside my heart

Done