by Jayesh A. Patel
(Livingston, New Jersey, USA)
Trees,
you were there for me when I kneeled and I begged,
you were evergreen when I held your leaf,
everything you've done, you've always been there for me,
and now tree I pray to thee,
to make my heart happy,
and let the sadness
depart from me
Jayesh A Patel, poet, USA