Yvonne Osborne at The Organic Writer is hosting a Festival of Trees and this is my entry for the magical festival of words and art she put together...
The ancient tree releases millions of seeds every day.
One finds nourishing soil.
It is you.
The earth hears the song of the seed and cups the dirt with its holy hands. The seed sprouts a smile.
The earthworms feel the vibrations of a party and boogie over. The sun winks at the green nub. The wind piques its curiosity with a tickle. The moon whispers the little one's secret name.
In this way, the universe gave me life, too.
You grow as quick as bamboo in my world. You are strong as oak, and as shy about this inner strength as a rose opening in the morning.
Your leaves spread a canopy, coloring the afternoon sunlight green and sweet as grapes.
I eat.
Your roots run deep into me.
How could this happen? I do not know.
We journeyed our entire lives to arrive here, both of us with knots lodged within the rings of our lives. Nobody is perfect, or maybe we all are since we all have our knots.
The sun sinks lower. Your canopy reddens ever so slightly. The moon calls both of our secret names.
You invite me to climb up. I swing on your branches like a tarzan.
No place I would rather be than in your tree house having fun.
No place I would rather be than in the green palace of your arms forever.
5 comments:
oh how I have missed your love letters Ed!!! Thank you my dear...this made me feel so happy to read this morning! I love you sweets!!!
Hopped over from the Festival of the Trees. Your imagery is wonderful--quick as bamboo,knots lodged within the rings of our lives. Lovely poem.
I too came over from the Festival of the Trees, and love this line: "We journeyed our entire lives to arrive here, both of us with knots lodged within the rings of our lives." I glad for you that you are "writing like a fool."
Impossible to pick a favourite line.... love it all. So many truths, I had goosebumps all the way through. Thank you.
If this is a love letter, I've never had one. Nice intro, by the way! And I love your hazy tree picture. Yes, maybe we are all perfect. Thanks!!
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