Tree

Not materialistic, simple,

that's what I strive to be:

a piece of rural furniture,

a tree.

I stroll out into a field

and stand still as a hypnotised alpaca,

like a scarecrow dressed

by Giorgio all' Asda,

so sweet birdlings

and other tiny tweety things

can rest awhile,

nest awhile in the departure

lounge of my whiskers,

a hop on pop off stopover

on their flight to Gran Canaria.

I breathe in CO2 through my leaves,

take my energy from the sun.

I AM TREE NOW!

I AM FREE NOW!

Keep dogs on leads.

No barbecues.

Please take your rubbish

home with you.

B.R. 20.04.23

The tree that Michael Jayston's character Brian unaccountably chooses over Joan Collins in "Mel", the most pleasingly unhinged segment of the 1973 British anthology horror film Tales That Witness Madness.