today i saw a tree come down
May 12, 2015
Today I saw a tree come down;
Actually, more than one.
Like gentle giants they lined, adorned and guarded the campus . . . some for more than eighty years.
As they grew, so did the community.
Their magnificent shade, strength, and beauty will be missed.
Oh the stories they could tell—one for every leaf borne from their branches
Some of those stories are of life, hope and love;
Some are of pain, misunderstanding and death.
Even mighty trees don’t last, but the stories do.
Their magnificent shade, strength, and beauty will be missed.
Today I saw a tree come down;
Actually, more than one.
(photo courtesy of Amanda Marble)
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