Tree Cycle
One, Two, Three Here sprouts the little seed Four, Five, Six The tree grows branches and sticks Seven, Eight, Nine It's fruition time Ten, Eleven, Twelve It's been cut down, and now it's a couple of shelves.
Patrina's "Tree Cycle" tells the life of a tree in twelve counts, and the numbers do the work of time. Each group of three moves the tree forward: a seed sprouts, branches and sticks appear, fruit arrives, and then, abruptly, the tree is cut down and turned into a couple of shelves.
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