oh tallest tree

oh tallest tree
oh tallest tree
wouldn't you soon
remember me
what's it like
with canopy high
soaking clouds
and piercing sky
my neck is cracking
to peer your awe
my mind is knacking
to keen my small
how heavy your branches
how reddish your tint
and leaves that could cover
this fix that i'm in
the deep dark grooves
in your flaky brown siding
conveniently fit
my posture for hiding
knooks and crannies
i reach for each one
scaling and climbing
a glimpse of the sun
it may take me years
but years i well have
worth every scrape
and impossible grasps
to the top one day
far from markless
and shadows will burn
along with the darkness
and keep me well
and keep me often
witnessing deep
my cold heart soften
i've shivered too long
and never quite thawed
but on that day
i'll again be awed