Tree, Teach Me

Know your tree by the swell of your heart.
Touch your tree.
Feel the bark.
See branches soaring to the sky.
Step back.
When you return,
like you,
your tree is changed.
Tree, teach me stillness
for I am always in motion.
Tree, teach me to move towards light,
to nurture all within outstretched arms.
Tree, teach me bravery
in the darkness.
Tree, teach me to climb
one step at a time.
Tree, teach me kindness;
to bow to the wind.
Tree, teach me acceptance,
like you with leaf:
releasing, not losing.
Tree, you were born in ancient soil.
I was born in ancient spirit.
Let love be the only memory that remains.
Close your eyes.
Wherever you go.
Your tree, like home, is within you.