If I were a willow tree
I'd shade you from the high noon sun
And nestle you in a hollow near my roots
When you'd rested enough and started off home
I'd wave goodbye with the eastern wind
If I were a willow tree
You could whisper kept privacies to me
And I would not share them
I'd simply brush the tears from your tired eyes
With the touch of my thin feathered leaves
If I were a willow tree
And my neck should bend in my eagerness to grow
At your wedding, seat the bride atop me for her pictures
And let the children climb and hide in my shadowed secrecy
If I was a willow tree
Honestly
All I'd ask is that you'd love me.
©jmatt
J