I planted a tree
A tree that will last
It will last my lifetime
My children’s children will watch it grow
It will see changes
Changes in our home
Changes in me
Changes in our community
It sees the big picture
It will watch the circle of life
Death, birth, the storms of life
It will stand through many seasons of life
Spring-Fall, summer winter
Stormes of life that will be unnoticed by the self-absorbed
But the tree will see
It will clean the air
Clean the soul
It will only give
It will give protection to the home from the elements of snow, wind, and will give shade.
It will bring the smell of pine from a wreath during the Holidays and welcome visitors
It will give pine tea to the sick
This tree will only give
So shall we be like a tree
Give new life
Give new breath
Give new perspective
and stand strong and beautiful when the storms of life engulf us
Stand firm and strong
Bend in the wind
Drink up the rain and welcome the new day
Look up
Notice the sunshine