I have seen many a things in my lifetime. Would you like to hear about them?
I have stood here for many a years. Come rain, shine, thunder or winds, I have never faltered, knowing this is where my roots will stay.
Everyday, I can
feel the sun shining down on me, giving each nerve its life. A life that is
part and parcel of what makes this earth. Each nerve connected to one another
forming what is my hard body and my soft hair.
As the sun gives me life, the rain breathes new life to my
being. From where I stand, I can see the children running in the rain. How odd,
they love the rain when they are small, then as they grow and colorful umbrellas
shields them from my view. I have seen
them turn from little wild younglings to good young people and to wonderful
parents themselves. I believe it is a part of what they call The circle of life.
I am tied to my mother, earth, and I can feel her moving each day. Changing,
shaping into a different landscapes. From where I stand , I used to see hills and
feel the dew from morning misty air on my hair. Today, the landscape I once
knew is now growing into buildings and concrete, housing more life than I had
seen in so long.
And yet, some things are left where they are. I can see the kids
in the playground, and the boys practicing their football skills.
As the clouds change, I too change with the seasons. Some days
I have more hair falling off, I can see the sweepers cleaning away my brown
hair. Come sit by me, and I will provide you some shelter. Oh, I can see some of
my being eaten a tiny guinea pig residing in a brown house. The earth gives
what it makes I guess.
I love the evening winds. The birds chirp away, making their
nests between my many hands. It gets ticklish but it gives me a sense of
purpose and I enjoy their warmth as much as I love to provide coolness under my
shades to anyone who would need it.
But what lives must die, it is so said in the circle of this
life. Perhaps in my next life, I could be that little guinea pig.
Written in memory of
the wonderful Tree that was with us growing up, but was taken down today.
