Memory of Trees

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Memory of Trees by Melinda Wood Allen and Sue Riley

There stands a tree out in the park, of tender leaf and roughened bark

Bearing the scars of years gone by, she reaches proudly to the sky, her life a deep and ancient art

Touching her trunk I trace a mark, old initials carved into a heart

Seasons circle on and on, so many lives have come and gone and yet those lovers never part in the memory of tree

Firmly grounded, soaring high, earth and heaven touch.  Oh, could I be still and wise and learn the secrets of the memory of trees.