Chrysocoma - Cathy Davey

He came to me dappled in sunlight

I bloomed beneath his stare

Patiently, I waited all the night

To be with him again

The whole spring we were never apart

He lay underneath my limbs

He said I had the biggest heart

Won’t you let me crawl right in

And then he whispered through my leaves

Darling, you’re my favourite tree

Won’t you save your love for me

Til I return from the city

And now I’m nothing but a chrysocoma

I cry some mor

Chrysocoma

For love that’s over

And evr year he would return

To read me haiku poetry

I let him hang from my lowest branches

Little daydreamer kicking his feet

Then I grew up my colour is faded

My leaves start falling down

What used to be a waterfall was now

A great big puddle of brown