ME

As long as I live

I shall always be

My Self and no other,                 

Just me.

Like a tree.

Like a willow or elder,

An aspen, a thorn,

Or a cypress forlorn.

Like a flower,

For its hour

A primrose, a pink,

Or a violet

Sunned by the sun,

And with dewdrops wet.                                                                     

Always just me.

WALTER De La MARE