A stout, straight tree,
tallest in the park,
no grass surrounding the tree,
dogs urinate on it,
children play ‘touch me’ game around the tree,
lovers rest on the trunk and talk all day,
families sit in a circle and eat food,
crows feed on the litter,
photographer clicks a cute standing next to the tree,
bibliophile lays beneath the tree reading ‘White nights,’
long ago a bird dropped the seed,
the seed started growing in the night.