I wish to live the life of a loblolly pine.

[fuzzigigi]

or any tree of a similar height and form

To fall as a dry flake upon the forest floor
Unfurl from my seed pod, tense and curled as an ingrown hair
Reaching, Reaching upward many seasons
Lusting for the sky's gold and silver to gilt my needles
Both lashed deep into the earth and riding the currents of air
Taking pride in my age and strength
Until I tumble exhausted back into the earth
A perfect sacrifice to the seed I'd cast to the wind

Hm, let's see how ridiculous this looks in daylight.