Hear me read
the poem as
an MP3 file.
Watch me
read
the poem as
a YouTube video.
Video Music:
Pieces en Concert
Prelude, La Tromba,
Air de
Diable.
By Francois Couperin.
Performed by The Advent
Chamber Orchestra
at the
Free Music Archive
under an Attribution/ShareAlike
license.
Find your perfect mentor in a tree,
In something rooted firmly to the ground,
Free to soar up high into the heavens,
To reach for light, to shimmer, to astound,
Yet also to reach deep where none can see.
So might your roots explore the rich, dark soil
Even as your branches seek the sun,
Vested in the gift you have been given,
Evangelist of beauty, passionate one,
Not able to tell ecstasy from toil.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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