Page 6 - The Infinite Significance of Trees

II.

Stand in the clearing
as maples crown
this union

the sweetness
of their sap permeates
your intention

leaf-stained sunlight
offers tranquility
and earth hums
with tree-root blessing

now delighted winds
lift small green cymbals
commending new beginnings

and when the rain comes
as they say it might
remember the freedom of water
a freedom wed to purpose

let rain, wind, earth
and heaven-held fire
charge your imaginations

here this day
celebrate
deepening reverence.