Sunday: God’s Trees

                       We are the Forest

                       As sentinels of time we stand

                       Left in peace we live almost forever

                       We know the wind, rain and sun

                       Cathedral tall and circled by eagles

                       Majestic in proportion and silence

                       We stretch limbs skyward

                       Inviting all to our harmony

                       Beasts and man are welcome

                       Animals seek us out

                       For safety and bounty

                       We become outposts for life

                       Air and nutrients are our gifts

                       So is shade and coolness

                       We are God’s gift to the Earth

                       And man’s hand can break us
                                       .............

                                                             

                                  words & photos by Bill Stankus

                                  06/01/14