Banyan Tree

© 1976

This was written about a woman with whom I lived at the Banyan House commune during my college years.

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There is a flower garden by the banyan tree

I see a rose there for you by the rose for me

I sit inside my window; and you in yours

And our love is there for us to see

And while the wind is swimming in the morning dew

And while the sun is smiling; you smile too

We watch the flowers in the garden of our home

Dance to what is you and what is me

Pray in the morning your flower opens wide

Pray in the evening your day is quick to find

You will be happy, and I’ll be happy too

Because we’ll watch the world unfold

The world of me and you

We cannot watch the flowers close within a day

We cannot watch the sun for fear it slips away

We can only watch the change the evening brings the two

And watch the flowers close at the end of day