.
Long ago the forest spoke
Its words a breeze that shook limbs
I will wait for you, he said
Long ago the rain listened
That soft hush of drops on leaves
A murmur of
assent
Please do, she said
As years went by
And seasons flipped their pages
The two danced
together and apart
Sometimes frozen at a distance
Often estranged through drought
But the tall trees never wavered
Stoic and firm
They waited, resolute
I will wait for you
The rain,
capricious and unpredictable
Never worried about
reciprocity, her home secure
And when she finally returned
His embrace was
ever faithful
May I hold you?
He would ask,
And she would say:
Please do
.