Not an evergreen
Not an evergreen
Sprouted off a seed not by choice
Carried by the wind further from I can see
As the winter spreads I stand
No leaves to cover
Just a chill to bear
Droplets freeze cover an unborn bloom
Branches bare in the headroom
Lone prayer all that is known
Not an evergreen
Not so distant is what I remember
Swaying leaves, sprouts to rescind
Shade for the wary
Delight for the seeking
Enhanced by melodies chirped off me
A many caravans stopped since
So much so of adulation
That I now remember was not long ago
Not an evergreen
A faith is all there to me
As promise stands my guide
Weather the midst of a wintery night
Soon some clocks will be a light
Silence till then strands beyond
A whisper within from a distance seems
Not an evergreen, constant is not for me
Until the next spring unless the frost makes the most of me.