The Monkey Bread Tree

The baobab tree is a graceful giant

That races across the gray-blue desert moon

You stand firmly like an ancient monolithic stone of time

You sparkle in the radiant orange liquid sky

Swollen trunk as wide,

As a herd of elephants,

That rushes deep within thy soul

Your branches entangled, as these roots

Stretch down into the caverns of earth

You are tall and magnificent and

Surrounded by the aquatic sounds of

The East African waters

You possess great beauty and wonder

Once more, you are wiser

Than the sacred Juju medicine man

Longevity brings forth an amazing grace

This immovable soul, and impeccable fortitude,

Brings us to a quiet place that resonates

In this humble Madagascar village