I have thrust my feet into the dark, rich earth and fed,

I have drunk from the crystal waters of the depths,

I have clothed myself anew, in shades of green, to greet fair Spring,

I have been washed clean in Summer's rain,

I have shed my raiment, now gold and scarlet, at Autumn's command,

I have stood proud and naked before Winter's sun.

I have housed a million lives within my boundaries,

I have watched lovers embrace at my feet,

I have comforted the lonely child in my arms,

I have been cut down and my body used to bring warmth,

I have grown once more in the cycle of life,

I have been one with the Forest, yet a single being.

I am the Tree.