Once draped in
sparkly yellow blooms

but now,

showing off its soft green garb,

offering,

tempting patches of shade
for passers by on motorbikes,

hidden perches for birds
to indulge in endless chatter,

pathways for restless squirrels,
to sharpen their scampering skills,

slender branches,
arching up towards the sky,
for the gusty wind to
display its prowess,

it remains,
ever truly...

a companion,

I look up to.

The  'Golden Shower' tree,
waves its many green arms,
whispering...
welcome to my green kingdom.