An Oak Tree

Take a look at the oak trees
In the park standing tall
Like a tower of resilience
Despite the leaves that fall

Stripping them back to their fraught frames,
All naked and on display
Like us they dress for the season
And it will soon be spring again

And you and I were not designed
To be evergreens I guess that
It's time to long for April to come
Am I willing to wait here again?
Although I'm hungry and I'm tired
And all the bridges I made on the way
Are quickly turning into fires
And as the embers are growing
And no phoenix emerge
I guess another set back is just
Another lesson learnt

Let's strip it back to the bare bones,
Though not a matter of choice,
There's still something of worth
In just an acoustic and a voice
And as the new shoots start growing
At the start of the year,
The tree is ready to deliver
Despite initial years

And you and I were not designed
To be evergreens I guess that
It's time to long for April to come
Am I willing to wait here again?
Although I'm hungry and I'm tired
And all the bridges I made on the way
Are quickly turning into fires
And as the embers are growing
And no phoenix emerge
I guess another set back is just
Another lesson learnt