King and queen

Inspired by a day in the New Forest...

King and Queen

Moss-boled, fissure-barked,
Veteran of the pollen wars,
Ancient oak stands squat and spreading,
Limb-scars rain-filled
Pools give life,
To facet-eyes in scurry-dark,
Glint - with flick of legs they're gone.
Branches part, mons lignis beckons,
Dryadic welcome, woodland womb,
Born of acorn, cup-borne, potent,
Leaf-crown worn in green on high,
Forest-monarch, sunlight-hungry,
Seedling servants, deep in shade,
Courtiers crawl, and fly, and scuttle
Diverse of leg, of wing, parade.