if i were a tree
i'd want to see
a bird with a song
on a branch of me.
i'd want a quick
little squirrel to run
up and down
and around, for fun.
i'd want the cub
of a bear to call,
and a porcupine, big,
and a tree toad, small.
i'd want a katydid
out of sight
on one of my leaves
to sing at night.
and down by my roots
i'd want a mouse
with six little mouselings
in her house.
~ by aileen fisher
