Magic Tree, Watercolor by Cheryl R. Long
In a clearing not far from here,
a tree shimmers and draws
tendrils of thought
into its constant making.
You may braid a world
into being inside its thousand
lights. Find it in the old
growth forest that roots
itself in your ten toes,
explodes stars through fingertips,
eyes, your hair lacing leaves,
little lights to the solstice sky.
Sandy Brown Jensen