Beauty Is Not Just For the Young
Watch the seed grow
Marvel at how soft the leaves become
Read a book in its shade
Climb on top to see higher
Swing from the branches
But when the weather changes
The leaves transform
All eyes watch as the colors brighten
Coming from far and wide to gaze upon the beauty
Knowing it will only last for so long
One by one
The leaves lose their luster
Dropping and crumbling
Those eyes have gone from the tree to the ground
Gather up the once colorful leaves
Jump in them for a moment
Then carry them away
The tree stands alone
Mighty but bare
The colors have faded
The bark has been peeled away in places
But the inside continues to grow
Look closer
Look deeper
Behind the imperfections
And you will see that the beauty has gone deeper
It is in the roots which grounds the tree
The bark that shields the tree
And the strong branches that still stand tall
For beauty may be easy to see when the leaves are colorful
But if you look deeper
You find something stronger
More radiant than before
Beauty is not just for the young
Writing In The Deep 