Old dead tree

sticking its head out

above the rest

an old balding man

weathered and worn

bark-less and gray

dead from age

and lightening strikes

it now looms over the woods

a statue without arms

a ghostly figure

seen from afar

it speaks of

what it has been through

saying do not forget me

I gave you shade

I gave you comfort

above all

I gave you beauty

see me now.