Tree

How much carbon is released into the air in the Camp Fire that burned down Paradise?

Born from you
rocked in you
held by you much
of the time

Sheltered by you
written on by you

crashed into you
 ➹❤ on you
peed on you

dreamt of you
and many of you

breathe all of you

nurture you
best I can

I look up and
see how tall you
are

how green

A growing tree
for itself
its place
soil     moisture

life
a     tree beyond its lifespan
everlasting
    barring bugs
    rot     mold
rough     finished

6" long, 1/2"⌀
Monterey Pine
smooth in places
powerful split
gray green
as if lichens growing
decay underneath
as if insects
that felled the tree in wet wind

this little twig got the radiator and the ac condenser
on the grade up to Stage Road in the tail end of the
Thanksgiving storm, Highway 1 NB