Me, tree!

                            I stretched out in every direction.

                               as far as the eye could see,

                           to do what I can to show any man

                                  how mighty a tree can be!

Tidal threat?

                 
                      I saw the tide way out to here yesterday,  
                               and I really began to fear.
              cuz if it should spread, all the fish would be dead, 
                          then nobody'd want to live here!

Sad sack?

                          My dear, you look so unhappy,

                             is something bothering you?

                    it makes me feel bad to see you so sad. 

                               is there anything I can do?

Oops!

                        I guess I got the wrong message,
                         I thought it was time to appear;

            but I've looked all around, no one else can be found,

                             it's going to be lonely here!

Leavery

                      We've fashioned a garland of leavery,
                           to make some passerby smile;
                 if you're passing by and it catches your eye,
                           I hope you will fancy our style.

Doomsday?

                      When omens rise over the mountain,

                               it gives me a shiver of fear:

                        has some other country exploded?.    

                                is our Armageddon near?

Doorstop?

                               My grandmother always told me,

                            when I'd tease her for something more: 

                      "Don't worry, my pet, if you don't get it yet,

                              just leave your foot in the door."

Tides

                     When the tide comes in in the evening,

                            and I watch the ripples unfold,

                 it's pleasing to see that the shades of the sea

                           are, loyally, blue and gold.

Morning!

                                If I were a fresh camellia,

                        just kissed by the morning sun,

                with a wee drop of dew, I'd say "World, I love you,

                          and I'm glad that the day has begun!"

Spectator

  
                       I lie here, watching the world go by,
                            it's a pretty discouraging sight;
                    when things go awry, I'm glad it's not I
                           that has to put everything right!

Tree talk

                        When I follow the intricate traces
                            of this magical model of "tree",
                       I wish I could thank Mother Nature
                         for giving such pleasure to me!

Unfair

                      This change of seasons is hard for a tree,

                                         I say it isn't fair,

                      I have to strip bare and then re-leaf again.

                        while this rock just gets to sit there!

Leaf game

                 There's a game that we leaves like to play,

                         to challenge you peoples' belief,

                   What do you say, did we fool you today,

                          or do we still look like a leaf?

Rain again?

                         I wish I could say that this picture

                          greeted me after last night's rain;

           but you know I'd be wrong, with no rain for so long,

                          I just wish I could see this again!

Lost?

                              I'm just a lone little blossom,

                              in the midst of a vast greenery;

                  but  it's quiet back here, I have nothing to fear, 

                          and it makes a nice frame for me.

Beware!

                   What can you do with a kid like his,

                            I ask you,, what can you do?

                 With his piteous eyes and his sorrowful sighs,

                          he'll steal the pants off of you!
           

                                                     (thanks to J.Bonelli)

California dreaming

                      Is this what they said it would look like,

                            in the stories our ancestors told;

                when California was seen as a glorious dream,

                       with its rivers all streaming with gold.

Teapot tunes

  
                       When I've spent a whole blooming lifetime
                           with a fire burning under my seat,
                       it seems only right that I now get a light
                        and a chance for some overhead heat.

Why?

                       Now why did she have to fly off like that, - 

                               just took off and tootled away;

                   I was thinking that she took a fancy to me,

                            What happened? What did I say?!

Cormorant concerns

                        How can they ever find their mate,

                          in all of this clutter and clatter?

                  …or maybe it isn't a cormorant concern,

                             perhaps it just doesn't matter?

Loner

                 

                  Poor little chap, you swim by every day,   

                  and it's always just you and you only.
                    never a momma or poppa or pal,  
                        Don't you ever get lonely?

Eye opener

                     
                          If you're losing your feeling for color,
                             you're bored with the same old hues;
                  then maybe you've missed something like this, -
                          with luck, it should brighten your blues.

Speechless

                          I tried to think of a word for today,

                  but this show last night left me nothing to say!

Fine fitters!

                      There are artists made in every shade,

                               of canvas, clay and leather,

                          but my vote goes to honor those 

                           who fit these stones together!

Grow!

                   Mother Nature makes sure that  her children

                          have all their required attributes;

                   she's clearly bestowed a directive to Grow

                          on these eager, obedient shoots!

Choice!

                 Oh what a burden assails me,
             when I know what has to be done;
    one must be de-vined so the other can shine,
               and I have to choose which one!

Wondering

                      When I see how fast a year can go by.
                                it leaves me wondering;
                    should I get old planning projects and goals,
                       or just see what the next day will bring?

Inside out

                             Whenever I see the mountain,
                           it seems to be always "out there";
                 but when I can peer at "out there" from "in here",
                                 it gives it a special air.

Dry cry

                         Please all you people out there,
                    can't you help all your shriveled up friends:
           we hate to complain but please find us some rain,
                          or we'll never be green again!

Ungrateful?

                   Come, kitty, come, don't be brutal!
                    to knock Santa down on the floor;
            He brought you, you know, that pretty red bow,
                         so were you expecting more?

Tragedy?

                             What tragedy out on the sea 

                          has brought us this sad residue?

              What frightful ordeal has loosened this wheel,

                            what foot is missing this shoe?

Seal of approval

                      It seems they are all out of action,
                          after all of that holiday fuss;
                 so, since they're all mute, I'll give the salute:
                         Happy New Year from all of us!