The Sugarberry Trees

   (Celtis Laevigata)

High above the wind and breeze

A canopy of growing limbs and leaves, glossy green,

Stands the majestic Sugarberry Trees

And it has been there, lingering upon the wind there, growing serene

With Nature’s beautiful array this glamorous day of stunning scene

The flowering trees produce the succulent, dark purple fruit so sweet,

A tender morsel of meat

Eaten by bird and man, a delicious treat,

A deciduous tree which arches to a great crown

And spreads its shape o’er the forest green

In spring and summer and foliage colors change to yellow and red between

The heat of summer, freshness of fall and winter cold

It endures hardship as all creatures do the majesty of bold

Encounters with nature forever and the freezing moist molecules in the leaves and sod

Gently creates a masterpiece perfected by God.