Do I see just a skeleton?
It is tall and stands in the middle of the highway.
Every day I pass by, I wonder what happened to those beautiful greens!

All I saw was just a cold and dark tree
Autumn has a part of it for this darkness though
maybe the tree is in such a pain
perhaps the loss made it look cold inside out.
On one Tuesday morning, when I took the same route
I saw the tree
no leaves yet
no green around
still no mourning
no colder and loneliness
I wonder how!

I noticed something on the top,
just as Christmas tree decor looks satisfactory, only with a star on the top
now I know the reason.
A bird’s nest is
sitting right on the top, making it perfect
making it complete.

Unknowingly I smiled, looking at the tree.
Hereafter, the tree is not going to be alone anymore.
Every day till today
when I pass by
I never fail to peek at the tree,
Not just to check out but also it shares the joy.

© The girl in the green scarf