Dec 9, 2015
A NOTE TO SELF
Tree, a mighty tree,
your roots, the strength tightened within,
your sutured ties with the womb, the earth that bears,
are bared open;
the earthling, a foundling,
one with the earth and the sky.
You sway upon the hills and send your wings to the valley;
you sing in the valley and send
your songs to the sky and the hills;
you, the nourishment,
you the carrier of seeds and the life
of all that needs a sap,
scatter your seeds to the wind and let them go the way
they came,
somewhere from the place you did not know,
and rested in your heart to sleep and wake
and when the rains came,
woke up to find the springs that stirred.
You are the silent, steady learner
who would preserve and give,
scatter a wealth enshrined in the bowels o earth,
and encrypt the secret in every groove and the grain of your body.
Tree, a mighty tree,
your roots, the strength tightened within,
your sutured ties with the womb, the earth that bears,
are bared open;
the earthling, a foundling,
one with the earth and the sky.
You sway upon the hills and send your wings to the valley;
you sing in the valley and send
your songs to the sky and the hills;
you, the nourishment,
you the carrier of seeds and the life
of all that needs a sap,
scatter your seeds to the wind and let them go the way
they came,
somewhere from the place you did not know,
and rested in your heart to sleep and wake
and when the rains came,
woke up to find the springs that stirred.
You are the silent, steady learner
who would preserve and give,
scatter a wealth enshrined in the bowels o earth,
and encrypt the secret in every groove and the grain of your body.
"...somewhere from the place you did not know,
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and when the rains came,
woke up to find the springs that stirred."
I have no love than trees, Sushama...you're looking at the original tree hugger. I won't even let them be cut down when they're dying... a dead tree, fall limbs... love it all. And at their best, they're such a great home and nesting place for our beloved birds of the world. Won't even mention the shade they provide us... their beauty and strength is enough. Never will you find any greater perseverance. Thanks for the beautiful words my friend. Also on your page... loved 'The Knot'! Am about ready to go back and 'Love the rain' that Darlene sent home with you. Thanks Sushama...you have a beautiful well felt page.
no love = no better love. Excuse typos.
ReplyDeleteDear Anna, Your words in the comments stir the springs of imagination and lift me to a higher vision than before.I always look forward eagerly to what you might say and it always reflects something charming.
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