Fallen Tree. A fallen tree lies on the ground Its life, long disappeared It lies there dead and bent and burned And yet in death it’s weird The pattern of its silent branches Have a life all of their own All grey and gnarled and petrified As I stand here all alone. In death there be a certain beauty One only has to look The sacred truth be all around Which can’t be found in books This great old tree that’s fallen down It’s considered now diseased And yet it emphasizes life Life’s power be increased. For all the bush looks more alive Against this fallen tower In death it seems to magnify The force of nature’s power As its branches etched against the sky They seem to wave and dance In this spot among the bush land trails It seems that life’s enhanced