The Crystalline Tree

What will happen to the crystalline tree

that sits under the streetlight?

She is glistening confidence

standing beautifully alone

as the cars drive past

not noticing, not caring, not seeing.

When the ice melts do the fairies that live

in the branches come out of winter’s hibernation?

Is that when the crystalline tree will go to sleep?

Does she rest after months of protecting

her roots, branches and all those who use her

as a place of refuge?

Or does she bloom bright flowers

and release her seeds when the wind blows

across the parking lot

creating a dynasty of crystalline trees that take root across the land?

Do the ice fairies light the night sky as fireflies or

do they find their way to the fairy houses in

the gardens in the city?

As we listen to music, talk and laugh the sounds of friendship

I look out the window and wonder

when the touch of mother nature’s hand melts

her branches winter coat

What will happen to the crystalline tree?

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©Alexis Rose, image source: Pixabay

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