Roots hold firm in ancient soil
Branches rise past years of toil
Seasons circle with no rush
Leaves greet dawn with gentle hush
Snow once bent its fragile limb
Summer crowned each branch with hymn
Storms tore bark with brutal claim
Still it rose through wind and flame
Growth stays quiet steady sure
Slow becomes the way things cure
Nothing grand arrives on cue
Trees know futures humans rue
Wait in patience trust the earth
Time prepares your second birth
Life rewards the ones who stay—
Roots hold worlds in calm delay