The Ancient Gnarly Tree

By Tryphena Louise Williams (c) 2010

An old gnarly tree, of ancient wisdom stood
The wisdom of ages, carved in its wood

The tree was a symbol, of life
Each gnarly knot, a sign of strife

And yet the tree, stood its ground
For the tree of life, was wisdom found

Its leaves at times, were all that mattered
With the wind of change, its leaves did scatter

The tree it knew, what was best to do
So let its leaves drop, to grow all new

For many seasons, have come to past
The tree of wisdom, will out last

One was to seek, within the tree to see
The wisdom of, the ancient gnarly tree