Me As Trees

A friend of mine posted a way of recycling your ashes so that your mineral remains get incorporated into a newly planted tree. So that gave me an idea for transforming one of my favorite poems, Trees by Joyce Kilmer. I had never thought about eventuaLLy becoming part of a tree, I am just planning on slowly becoming a rock in western South Dakota.

Me As Trees

by Ernest S B Boston

I think that I would like to be

An integral part of a tree

A tree that has grown up from the ground

Where my ashes could be found

So after a life of trouble and toil

The mineral me had become some soil

A bird could build her nest on me

And raise a family tiny and wee

When people ask how, you could show 'em

That parts of me are woody phloem!

So even if you are not really into this

I'll still be carrying on photosynthesis

As my magnesium atoms are a part of solar collection

I'm enjoying making an energetic connection

If you miss me and feel I need a hug

Just give my bark a great big tug

I guess perhaps the best eternal rest

Is being part of an evergreen for-ever-est

Poetry Link: The Next Poem in My Blog