She wanders through the wood 
and finds a spot most picturesque
and so she makes a mind to
paint herself into the scene

The picture of the shady tree,
Alluring, yes 
until she takes a seat beneath
the boughs and finds

The branch that moves the sun
to make the picture so enticing 
also stops the growth of all the seedlings underneath

And so despite the color 
rich and welcoming though it be,
to sit in that fine picture
she sits in a pile of dirt.