Upside down,
down up all the way round
Leaves rich with vitamin C
As pronounced as can be
Stand ugly yet so beautiful
Caterpillar infested,
Bats nested.
The great baobab tree
Many roots for a plant,
many planting roots
So beautiful yet stand so ugly
Transplanted to England in the 16th century
Died out and your seedlings still in the nursery
Africa was your only root
Even when you traveled good
The mysterious Baobab tree
Slow to grow but thrives in weed
The traveling bees make holes in your stem
Promise you honey in the next realm
Perforated hope
Sapping visions
Known to be the largest succulent tree
Yet you stand dead, dry as can be
This is a cry by a little bird from the village
Who nestled and feed in your embrace
From mothers peak to first plumage
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