Tree Talk #SoCS

Where would we be without them? Our breath, the very essence of life, is shared with us by our friends, the trees. 

Imagine when the world was new

so fresh, still wet

with glistening dew

Pristine! 

~a golden moment in the thought of Creation

These gentle giants, Earth’s sentries

ever watchful and enduring

have seen everything,

given humankind

their best..

And yet..

Do we take the time to watch them sway

or touch their skin while in their shadows play?

With the sun’s kiss they grow,

their arms outstretched to

feel its glow 

Look closely so that you might see

they struggle just the same as we

against the suffocating tangle

of predators that strangle.

Still they rise,

their arms to the skies-

lifting us up to share the view,

ignoring the wounds we inflict as they do!

Cooling shade for family fun

Silent witness to life undone

Nature’s drama in constant motion..

while some prefer less motion-

the notion that time moves 

quickly is a lie.

It is we that let the moments slip by…

until we rest beneath their heavy arms

finally comforted by the shade

and laid to climb no more

They are broken by the wind,

yet stand

Like friendship untouched by the shifting sand

of time

When suppressed they simply find another way

of growing, showing 

us the way

to survive

and thrive, 

by digging our fingers into the earth

A quiet place of contemplation

Springing colors that bring elation

Falling into step with dying

crimson red, their blood is shed, but

no crying!

For they are mighty, enduring, fearless! 

Every bird in every tree is counting on their shelter.

Can we walk lightly on their beds,

avoiding helter skelter,

to see the love they express?

Can we feel the soft caress,

 hear the gentle whisper

and see the smile of Mother Nature?

Have our hearts grown so cold

we cannot feel the pain of Earth’s great loss? 

If so, then what remains? 

All life shall be lost without breath, without light, without love. 

Teach your children well….

This post was brought to you by Linda Hill’s #SoCS prompt. I hope you’ll take a moment to visit her site and meet other great bloggers. 

These photos are for my good friend Dan Antion of No Facilities I was late to the #ThursdayDoors prompt this week, but his post made me dig out these photos of New Year’s Eve shenanigans with our boys. I mean, what better way to dispose of the dried out gingerbread house project than blowing it up with firecrackers? Yep, the critters ate well that night. 😜🤭