Humble (Psalm 37:11)

“But the humble shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.”


Majestic cedar,

tower of green,

shading the palace

mezzanine,

adorned around

with lights on a string,

the plaque beneath it:

Tree of the King.


On the lip of a cliff

near the summit with neither

flora nor fauna 

stands one scraggly cedar

whose crown touches clouds,

whose view reaches seas,

who laughs through storms,

king of the trees.