How the ivy wraps around the trunk
Climbs the tree
Filling every bit with color
not smothering
upper branches barren
its own leaves have left
cycle complete
but this tree still has character
this tree still green
like a wig
only
it's more a pair of pants
Is this the new style
maybe a mid-life crisis
or will the ivy engulf
take the tree down someday
years in the making
I watch
morning after morning
Stay with me and maybe
I will report back
Decades down the way