For: Selah, 12th Birthday

Among all

The Tree stands tall. 

Growing slowly but surely,

Discontent small.

The Tree is stately,

An elegant frame.

Grand and majestic, 

Yet pleasant all the same.   

The Tree is resolute,

Secure and strong.

Yet birds feel welcome there

To sing their song. 

Wind, hail, and storms  

Daily test the Tree. 

She remains under pressure 

Still standing gloriously. 

The Tree is not proud 

Ascending to the sky.

She was created

For things that are high. 

Trees are refreshing-

A breath of fresh air.

Blessing the world with

The fruit that they bear. 

The wrinkled skin hints Sage, 

The greenery a flourishing root. 

The Tree is admired by the ancients, 

And looked up to by the youth.