The Widow Tree
By: Richard Whitcombe
A rickety, old, dark tree sits up on the crest
Not one bird has come to her, to build their home, their nest
High above the clouds, thin air and all, she oversees the entire hill
The speeding clouds below age her – though the times stand still
The branches are thin, crooked, and rough like the rocky dirt
They’re filled with past memories, troubles, and thought full of hurt
Her screams of pain echo in the hollow cliffsides around her
The black and white scenery of bleak shadows has never been darker
Grounded in this loneliness, her roots are deep into the Earth
She ponders in her sorrows about futile hopes of a Rebirth
To live in a place unlike now; in thee great rich Pasteur
Is a concept that is shattered by her vile, iniquitous master
She is entangled in this unbounded mess, planted in the cold, evil soil
Surrounded by those like her, but still alone in all the toil
Only He can plant her in ground anew and remove her from the guilty sod
His great majesty has shown her the light. His name is God.