human
Write a detailed description of a melancholy scene in the wilderness with a cypress tree, trunk, and vines.
assistant
The sad state of the cypress is even more apparent up close. The northern side of the trunk is marred by deep burns that have not yet healed. The once well-proportioned tree is crouched over, as if protecting its remaining, life-giving limb. Vines and mosses have slowly begun to cover the wounded cypress, taking advantage of its weakened state.