Old Oak

Dark green moss and
grey lichen
adorn the branches
above a slow

river bend just below
the inn's balcony
<symbiotic growths
both> much

younger than the
curvy white oak
bending like
ancient script --

pointy leaves
spreading into a
canopy to
catch the sun --

its shadow protects
Marionberry vines
and bugs for the
birds to eat

and I must say perhaps too
gives us great shade
while keeping the
wading water cool.