Oh! the beautiful Poui tree!

“Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky...” - Kahlil Gibran

Our yellow poui tree has given us a real treat this April..........

Shedding her leaves, she burst forth full

with fine, feathery, yellow flowers.
Branches extended to the sky
as if in praise to the one on high.
Are they praising Easter, praising spring,
Praising the sunshine after the rain,
or April showers to come again?

Once a year she flowers,

sometimes not all at once.
Her green turns to yellow,

bringing a smile
to the faces of friends and passers-by
who stop a while to ponder

her glory and her wonder.

Bees, wasps, butterflies,

all are in their glee.
We haven't seen you for a while

Mr. humble bumble bee.
Birds and lizards prancing
glad for her display.

They listen to the buzzing
as they anticipate their prey.

After three days of show,
flowers fall without a sound.
Gentle breezes help to lay

a yellow carpet down.

So pretty in their fallen state,

soon turn to mulchy brown,
then mowed and raked they meet their fate

of nurturing the ground.

And when another year is passed

she puts on new, green growth

to be shed again for yellow

in the cycle of rebirth.