The Giving Tree

If you're lucky enough 

to be friends with a tree,

you can learn quite a lot 

about the way things should be.

A tree offers shade

on a bright sunny day,

and this free gift of giving

invites people to stay.

It knows how to bend

in a gathering storm,

and stands tall once again

when it's nice out and warm.

When the fall strips it bare

a tree may shed a tear,

but you know that its leaves

will come back the next year.

And a tree serves as proof

that the best thing to try -

be rooted to the earth

and reach for the sky.

♡

Featured: a day trip to Mount Gilboa