It takes a couple hundred years to grow
A sapling to a sycamore this size
It grew here a score of decades ago
Slender then slim when seen by other eyes
I wonder if those other eyes could know
Now it has grown so would they recognize
This tree grown through the centuries to be
A place of pilgrimage along the way
A creekside watchtower by which to see
Past yesterday for me beyond today
By which to see tomorrow for my child
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