5. I Love ... trees

Pick one thing.

Only

one thing.

You must live

without the rest.

One thing

in nature,

you get to keep.

How difficult

to let go of the water,

the lake,

rivers,

the sea.

Tough choice, but

I would have to choose the

Tree.

God's best sculpture.

Strong and enduring,

yet fragile and mortal.

Functional.

Protective.

Shade and birds

and 

beauty.

New leaves;

blossoms;

full leaf;

fruit; 

autumnal tints,

naked and barren.

Each and every

stage and season

necessary,

valued,

cherished.

And then upon

death,

still giving

in new and different forms.

Every bit as valuable.
And a chance even moreso.

Giving the very most of a life,
from seed to the end and beyond.