what is it...

what

is it

that can

sway

the tree

against

the grain

of logic

against

the tidal force

nature's alliance

be

true

to form

and educational

training

such

as each tree

dies

in numbers

so

the forest

as the wood chucker

blind

by the same

mousy infliction

as lady liberty

so

is the mark

on the bench

same as

the line drawn

at low tide

the badge

of the beast

who is to say

good

or evil

the question

scholars

from long ago

ask

to pass down

spawn

upon spawn

fighting

fisherman

and bears

not to forget

the Indian Nations

as they too

provide

great tales

of historical merit

yet

the lore

of folk

revered not

by said egos

as it is

the inevitability

of water's run

of least resistance

next time

you ask

what is it

that

can sway

the tree