The Tree That Never Was

When ever i am tired of the mile long walk, I go back to the old shady tree

A silent sleep in the tree's being, a dreamy starry sky

The miles my despair walks away, closer to the start it draws

I had planted it in the begining of time, the tree that never was

I grew up looking at it growing and outgrowing the earthen vaas

I returned to childhood everytime, everytime it left

For times when change would fail to enlighten and failure would loose its cause

I had planted it in the begining of time, the tree that never was

Arpita

April 2014 Saltlake

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