Quercus alba holds my weight tonight
Moonlight silver on the seasoned white
Oxidation blooms like lichen slow
Patina drinks the rain's dark flow
Iron sleeps in dormancy deep
Roots of steel in wood to keep
Knight breathes slow in thunder's time
Blade finds peace in porous lime
Mycelium threads the porch below
Hyphae drink where storm waters go
Cambium rings record the years
Lignin strengthens what appears
Iron sleeps in dormancy deep
Roots of steel in wood to keep
Knight breathes slow in thunder's time
Blade finds peace in porous lime
Tannin stains the oak's dark heart
Xylem pulls the storm apart
Phloem carries sugar sweet
Roots and steel in darkness meet
Iron sleeps in dormancy deep
Roots of steel in wood to keep
Knight breathes slow in thunder's time
Blade finds peace in porous lime
Photosynthesis pauses now
Stomata close on every bough
Transpiration halts its climb
Sword and knight share quiet time
Lightning writes in nitrogen flash
Thunder shakes the wood and ash
Two strangers in the storm's embrace
Metal, flesh, and wood find grace
Dawn breaks wet on carbon steel
Dew forms on the healing wheel
Knight rises from his wooden bed
Blade rests ready, forged in red
Iron sleeps in dormancy deep
Roots of steel in wood to keep
Knight breathes slow in thunder's time
Blade finds peace in porous lime
Iron sleeps in dormancy deep
Roots of steel in wood to keep
Porch holds both in silent trust
Morning light on rust and dust
