That treetop.

That conifer treetop

points skyward

like a church spire

but more honest

and points higher.

Look a tree full in the bark,

see truth in its eyes.

It will not dissemble,

it stands

then it falls unremembered.

Against human teachings

on seeking the kingdom and earning freedom,

I would place the earth-rooted philosophy

and lofty serenity

of treedom.