Ancient Oak

Protruding from the 
fractured earth 
is the wisdomous oak,
coarse and bulbous
and adorned in ivy.

Standing solitary
in the clearing,
the colossus
towers over
all the trees of 
the encircling woods.

Atop it’s lower branches,
wilted but sturdy, 
perch singing robins
seeking shelter
from the prematurely
scorching spring sun
under the upper branches 
that reach up towards 
the empyreal skies,
welcoming the sun
from her arduous journey.