for morley - teacher, wise person, singer/songwriter from new york

morley elevates a stand of pines

roots to the the highest tips

and the people who sit beneath

lifted by sheer love

roots tremble

hearts open

fearless and free of self

radiant clear eyes

morley sings to reach in

under the gnarled shudder

and the cresting fear

to find the ease and glide

the quiet place bowered

by deeper colored flowers

by words and tunes

meant to uncover the heat

in the soil

meant to say the truth

of the trees and people

gathered in concert