The Tree’s Wife

"Curious" mucks up your rhythm (which I know is not rigid, but even loose it exists) -- have you thought about "a questing pen" or something two-syllable instead?

As to the title -- who would appeal to a tree as a partner, if not another tree?  Dryad?  The earth herself?  The woman who sits in the shade and dreams?  All three, and a few more options besides?  It's tricky without knowing exactly what this is a response to, but then would I think it so tricky if you'd not said it was a response to something?  Why can't I write a sentence that doesn't end in a question mark?  Does a double negative become a positive or is it just twice as bad as a single negative? 

Hi Bill.