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he was becoming a tree
he belonged to the mythof the trees
trem-u-lous
"with out permission of the soul"
da Vinci said that

the tree loved the earth
and the earth took joy and delight
from the trees devotion

came the gift of the wind
and there were others.
he never really knew to whom
the leaves belonged.
clung to and annoyed
the tree ritually pouted
once a year retracted favor
a fascinating diversion.

"bloweth were it listeth
aqnd thou hearest the sound therof
but canst not tell whence it came
whither it  goeth"
even this failed to placate

he used to wander were there were few trees
in the grasses.
he knew the wind
as well as any tree
and he'd say so

he liked to visit
he liked to sleep in the visitors bed
welcomed to the bright
warm aroma