Dead Tower

Dead Tower

Dr Abe V Rotor

 

Dead Pine Tree on Mt Pulog, Benguet.  

Photo by the author, circa 1985 

You look for a friend

you sheltered and cared;

you look for a kin

through life you shared.

Now you are left alone,

Even the clouds drift by,

and the birds sit briefly,

then soar to the sky

as you await

your final state.

 - AV Rotor, Light in the Woods, 1995 Megabooks