Elder Green

A Poem About Living Forever, Forever Young

Kylyssa Shay
Flexible, I am a sapling in my thousandth year
I am spring, I am passion
I am tempered by the winters past
Older, wiser but not hoary, nor weathered
I shall remain elder green

The springtide never ebbs
The cycle of life goes on
Slower, stronger, with more consideration
Still wild, the roots of life grow deeper yet
Complex and rich, the branches intertwine
Reaching higher into the heavens
Than ever could a failing old tree
Seeking the sun, we reach the stars

Flexible, I am a sapling in my thousandth year
I am spring, I am passion
I am tempered by the winters past
Older, wiser but not hoary, nor weathered
I shall remain elder green

Published by Kylyssa Shay

Kylyssa Shay spent 18 years as a professional floral designer and has aquacultured marine life for fun and profit. Ms. Shay is a freelance writer, an atheist and an avid life-long learner with unusual life e...  View profile

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  • cathiesbloggs4/15/2008

    This is awsome poetry !!

  • 3lilangels4/5/2008

    Very nice, liked this one a lot, thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Pure Writing3/18/2008

    Very iluminating poem.I liked it.laterz.

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