Under the Trees

Under the Trees

I found you under the trees

Hidden amongst the grass

A jewel nested amongst

Dew laden blades of green.

A nest with a precious cargo

Lost from sight and memory

And the world disappeared

The traffic, urgent and loud

Fell quiet as I found you

Amongst silent sentinels

Their roots buried deep

Beneath the city streets

I breathed, let go the weight

That dogged my shoulders

Sitting on a picnic table

Listening to boys playing

Birds calling up in the trees

Let life fill me up to the brim

Dragging torpor from my bones

There in the early morning

I let the peace sink in and thoughts

Slip away, until I was empty

Ready to face the day.