Ivy and the Elm

The mighty Elm said to the Vine, “On me you may climb, to reach out for the sun.” Ivy was not shy, for she had her reasons why, So replied to the Elm, “only if you don’t mind?” The Elm being proud, looked Ivy in the eye, “I see no reason why we both cannot survive?” So Ivy held on tight and prospered in the light. So much so she could not let go. After many happy years, the Elm began to creak, Ivy had grown and grown, So much so the Elm was barely known. Finally the Elm did die, suffocated from the sky, With Ivy still around, it stood no longer in the ground. Bringing Ivy right along, now both had finally gone.