Bare Tree -Song

Give me a tree,
bare of all leaves,
standing in a field.
Let snow fall
on its branches.
Now let darkness
settle upon the scene.
Animals step out
of the woods
& sit around it
in a circle
moonlight finds.

Now close your eyes
& let the tree
& and the snow
& and the animals
& the moonlight
enter inside you.

What do you see?
What do you hear?
What do you feel?

Open your eyes.
Now sing your song.

Norbert Krapf
Named Indiana Poet
Laureate in 2008