The Sentinel
Along the winding, leaf-strewn forest trail
Beneath the giant sentinel standing,
Leafy limbs spreading outstretched in the vale.
Rustling in a gust of wind in the dale
The aged oak, bark gnarled, limbs longstanding,
Along the winding, leaf-strewn forest trail.
As if in a dream or a lengthy tale
The mossy tree stretches up, expanding,
Leafy limbs spreading outstretched in the vale.
Clouds billow, forming stormy, gusting gale
Across the firmament trailing, sweeping,
Along the winding, leaf-strewn forest trail.
Beneath the star-studded moonlit milky veil
Drenched in moonbeams, kissed in light glowing,
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