One To The Other Poem by Olubola Adepoju

Two tall trees
Stood rooted to the ground
One thin with few branches
The other thick with numerous branches,
Forming a mighty shadow
Passer-bys love the shadow of the later
And disdain the former
'You can't stand the test of time' said the thick tree
In mockery of the thin tree
In solitude, the thin tree never accepted that fate


On a storming day
It began to rain heavily
People peeping from nearby buildings were shocked
At the sight of the falling thick tree
Starting with its branches
To their surprise
The thin tree kept on dancing to the wild beat of the raindrops
They finally realized
That more strength was bestowed on the thin tree
By the Supreme Being
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