To Bonsai Trees

幽幽鹿鸣/Yoyoluming

When you could stand
Straight
No one ever paid
Attention
With each branch now
Crooked
You suddenly become
A topic
People envy your flowers
Leaves and
Knobs
And the controlled growth
Shows the artistic intelligence
Only birds know
To build their nests
On you
Causes their freedom

March, 15, 2000