Windtrees
Windtrees lean with the wind,
like strange dancers.
Their roots are knuckles
gripping onto the earth.
The trunk is slender
as a ballerina’s waist,
covered in silver bark.
Branches weep,
twigs are finger-thin.
Leaves rustle messages.
Owl-roost, rook-haven;
Windtrees.
like strange dancers.
Their roots are knuckles
gripping onto the earth.
The trunk is slender
as a ballerina’s waist,
covered in silver bark.
Branches weep,
twigs are finger-thin.
Leaves rustle messages.
Owl-roost, rook-haven;
Windtrees.
This poem is copyright (©) Pie Corbett 2025
About the Writer
Pie Corbett
Pie Corbett is an English educational trainer, writer, storyteller and poet. He has edited 24 anthologies and his collection, ‘Evidence of Dragons’ is a classroom staple. He was writer-in residence at the Kent festival, and has appeared at the Cheltenham and Edinburgh Festivals. He has worked on BBC radio and tv programmes, was nominated for a BAFTA and the Japanese Prize for educational tv. He is well-known for creating the Talk for Writing approach to learning, which is widely used within UK primary schools and around the world. A new collection is appearing in September from Otter-Barry Books, titled Dragon Cat.
