Siris

Continuing our poetic homage to the trees of Northstar, we present Siris. 

A giant Siris

How do I see it?

With my small Iris

Giant like the gods of old

Zeus and Osiris

Have I seen one before,

Perhaps that was a Cypress

Many of these I love, these trees

But the greatest of them all

Is the giant Siris.

Overhanging above the lily pond at our school entrance, is the large Siris tree. It has quickly become one of the largest trees on the campus. Beautiful in all seasons, it has fragrant brush like flowers and rattling seed pods. One would often find teachers and students under the Siris.

- Mohit Patel