The Great Olive Tree
By Grace S
Published 9 September 2024
I was once so small, starting only from a sprout
And am now a great olive tree, but you still will not listen as I call out
My branches, so high, holding such a far expanse
Waiting, watching you sing a dance
On the largest hill, I will forever stay
Isolated, yet so strong I can sway
A home I provide for all, both bugs and bees
But where will they go when it starts to freeze
They will run, and fade, as ice begins to fall
My once small company will be gone by nightfall
The bugs and bees will run away
Not having the courage, and will to stay
Alone once again it will be
Nothing but the snow and me
But in a few months, the sun will rise
And I will bloom under the bluest skies
And the animals will have a home as they did then
And I will be nothing but a tree again