Sentinel Tree

This towering, neighborhood tree stands on a vacant lot dwarfing the other trees around it. I often wonder what stories it could tell and how it came to dominate the horizon, defying storms and the sawblade. It has a covering of new leaves now, which gives me hope that my country and our democracy will endure through this time of "Trumpian" darkness.

 

"Trees are sanctuaries, whoever learns how to listen to them, can learn the truth."

~ Herman Hesse

 

"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

~ Winston Churchill

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