6-18-2023

So grateful to be here now.

Alone again.

Alone with my tree.

We are both old and showing wear.

We are still able to contribute to the beauty of the moment.

On a windless day her stillness inspires me.

We are perfectly different, perfectly the same.

She is teaching me how to be unremarkable.

She is teaching me death with dignity.

She does not fight for survival.

She sees her replacements growing beside her.

Her empty branches allow them more light, more moisture.

No hatred for cars or people, for insects or drought.

Through her silent living she has contributed to peace on earth.

Amen.