The Tallest Tree

Unbroken

The Tallest Tree

Standing there

Upright

So proud

Swaying in the wind

Bending

Rife with broken branches

And those unbroken

Refusing to break

Accepting what is

Serene yet fighting

At peace and determined

Supported, held up, lifted

By trees around

Willing it to thrive

And grow

Glow

Swaying in its dance

Not like before

But

Joyful as ever

So tall

So proud

Head high

Though sadness beckons

Joy and sadness

Coexist

Together

Nurturing my soul

I sit in my walker

Staring

Blessed by this moment

You

And lessons of the tallest tree

I had been out for a walk on this windy day when I stopped, as I do occasionally, to look up and around, to see what I can see. The breeze spoke to me as it worked its way through the majestic pines. I turned my walker to the side, converting it to a chair. And now you know, what came to me then...

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