Emmy Veronica Sanders

The Tree
Old Vagabond Wind,

Will you never take root?

Will you never settle down

To the soil,

And bear fruit?

The Wind
Old Stay-at-home Tree,

Will you never take wing?

Will you never break loose,

And roam free

Like a king?

Both
The earth is for you,

And the air is for me—

But the poor little fishes,

(Those little white fishes)

Must stay in the sea,

In the cold slimy sea—

Brrr …