Happy Arbor Day!

My son told me it was Arbor Day today. I didn't even notice. So he thought we should plant a tree. I thought this was an excellent idea, so we sought one and bought one. Nothing else on my mind, so why not?

Red Leaves in Spring

Maybe I’m more like a tree

I don’t think about what trees do

They are there

Cleaning the air

So my son says

They are important

When he puts it that way,

I agree and then think about

How vital they are to me

They feed my eyes

Restful. The trees soothe

My whole being just seeing

All of them in rows

Wound in the woods

Wandering free among the trees

They shelter me and so many

I breathe deeper the further I walk into

Great groves of them standing firm

Finding my heart in them as they sway

To the raw rhythms of the earth

The trees form a choir of comfort

A gang of glorious perched preachers

Whispering scripture’s very essence

Witnessing of the Almighty’s hand

In each sapling they sing

A song so simple and sweet

They are there

Do we notice?

Planted a tree today

And it felt good