Untroubled by pestilent cold
of equinoctial gales

A tree unplundered
perceptibly poised
This hostile twist fails

I am that tree

(I originally wrote this poem on 'Poetry in Motion' at poetry.com. It was this very poem that started the whole ball rolling, the catalyst in what would become an ongoing dialogue with none other than Chuck Audette. He read my poetry and encouraged me to submit to poemhunter.com. So here I am - at home with my poems. It's been an enriching experience...Thank you, CT!)

Janet K. Rauch

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-that-tree/