The Tree and Me

The Tree and Me
(c) 2006 Jon Trott


I whispered to the tree
The tears inside me that could not fall
I clung to its rough bark
Trunk scratched my lips against it bleeding…

I spoke pain to yellow leaf
Sounds that only broken hearts can hear
Suffering so near silently
Hope yellow flutters down the dirt so near

I whispered to the tree
Its roots in life beneath the hard gray ground
Its answer was to be -
In silence hard but than words more true

I suffered as I clung
Dark branches hanging shadow-kissed me
I know there is a God
Because of suffering and this graceful tree

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