to sky-blue,
every moment
of e v e r y day.
they belong together.
the evergreen was sculpted
sturdy
and grounded--
the perfect match
for wild sky
(who knows no bounds).
evergreen knows
no other way to be
than a lover
of the sky.
everyday
he lifts his arms--
everyday growing closer...
invadingthespace
she craves.
he must be nearer still....
nearer still.
he loves her too much
to hesitate.
and unlike the other trees...
the seasons
don't make his leaves waver.
his constant gaze
surpasses
the yellow ways of oak.
the evergreen's love for sky...
is resolute.
steadfast.
unswerving.
she's not always easy to love...
some days
he must dig his feet in earth
and lean in.
the couple couldn't compliment
if they didn't also conflict.
sky loves him back...
in her way,
with wind and sun.
she is vast
and untethered...
surprising him everyday.
her breezes make him quiver;
her blue eyes wink from behind low slung clouds.
she flirts in starlight--
when everyone else is asleep.
although she is passionate and ever changing...
she is somehow
always there.
her moods change by the moment,
but she apologies...
in sunrise and sunset.
when it's gray
it's her that pushes off
and withholds all hue...
it's ok.
evergreen understands "always"...
and knows that it is always sky
that brings the rain.
he has come to depend on it.
they belong together.
though sometimes he is
*prickly*
and his earthbound ways are dull.
she forgives because she knows
she can be
fickle
and cold.
for them,
forever is no question--
too much depends on tree & sky.
they belong together.
they belong together.
theirs is not the kind of love
that causes a great stir--
like sand and surf.
they don't have people lining up.
most times you walk right underneath
and miss
the constant conversation.
but if you ever bother...
to look up
and in
on this everyday love...
it's enough to take your breath.
