Tuesday, June 12, 2012

“The Intelligence of Trees”

 
It took me half a century to learn of
The intelligence of trees,
Why and how their leaves know how
To lift their underbellies to the rain.
How many centuries did it take
For the trees to learn this?
How grateful should I be
For the power of observation?
When will I inherit
The intelligence of trees?
 
from All Drinking Aside (Rough Draft, Chapter 22)

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