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A CONVERSATION WITH A TREE
You may think this is a little crazy but I think of it as more carefree
When the other day I found myself having a conversation…with a tree.
This tree stands next to the ocean…and when I saw him I had to grin
There was an eerie beauty in the way he stood.
The way he was influenced by the wind.
I said, “You look a little old and weathered.”
The tree replied, “That is true….I have a few wrinkles on my bark
but then again…so do you.”
“I’ve lost most of my leaves,” he said, “as year after year has passed me by.”
I smiled as I leaned against his bark…“That’s funny…so have I.”
“But look how strong you still are,” I said,
“Even after all the storms that you’ve been through.”
The tree chuckled and I felt his laughter.
“But then again…so are you”.
“I like to think I’m still beautiful.” the tree said as he let out a deep sigh…
“Oh but you are .”I answered quickly…“and I like to think…so am I”.
“What is your secret to a full and happy life?” I asked the tree
“what do you recommend?”
“The key for me”, the tree replied “lies in my ability to bend”.
We talked a little while longer
about our branches
About our trunks, our crowns…our roots
About how we love the wind and the rain
and other shared attributes.
As I walked away I stopped, turned around
then waved and smiled at that old tree…
And I can’t be sure but I think I saw him wave and smile back at me…
And I remember thinking as I left him gently bending by the sea….
How lucky and proud I was that day…to have a conversation with a tree.
