She is the silent vow of oak,
a whisper of bark, where sunlight broke
Woven of light and limb, she sways,
with the deep, cool breath of forest days
A heartwood memory, rooted deep,
the ancient secret the mosses keep.
A leafy soul, where green mosses sleep
An explanation of what a dryad for the ANALYTICALLY INCLINED.
The Dryad is the living, visible code of the tree. Her life is not her own, but a mirrored system: If the tree's vital energy fails, her own light dims. She is the sentient guardian and the single dependent node; their roots and her soul are powered by the same ancient server.