Hoope's Park

Oak seed settling

Birch base ripple rooted

canopies caressing

yearning limbs pining deciduously

buoyant boughs bounce on the breeze

leaf chatter sweet nothings

in heartwood spirals spanning

untold time

sun seeking saplings

now wizened watchers

still braiding branches

and tendril twisted at the root

as above, so below

"This is love,"

said Birch and Oak.