Reverence

Picture painting, light translucent

old growth living life

weathering climate with time

producing oxygen for others

only to get better with age.

Pacific Northwest glory

towering the lush, green shag

ecosystems busy at work

ants commute single lane

tropical ferns scatter.

Many have fallen

sheltering its neighbor

this wilderness protected

gives rejuvenation with each trail.

Where animals roam

a home away from home.