We've had good times & we've had bad. I remember how you stole my heart when I first saw you. You stood tall & sheltered everything beneath your wide, strong boughs. As the days & years have past, you've gotten weaker, but remained a haven for all who needed refuge. Today we said goodbye for the last time. I watched as your diseased limbs were removed & taken away.
I mourned for the homes that were lost as I saw the last of you leave.
You'll soon nourish the ones that come after you, so you will continue to live.
A little too sentimental over a tree that had to be removed? Probably, but I've been working on a collage for my Grandma using old photos & letters that my Granddaddy wrote to her while he was in the Navy so I'm feeling a bit tender & weepy. My Granddaddy's been gone for over a decade, but I still miss him so. He was the best man I've ever known & like the majestic oak, he was always our shelter from the storm. I'm so gad that he & Grandma picked each other so that I could have both of them. They also gave me my Mom, who is the shining light at the end of the tunnel when I feel so lost & alone.
2 comments:
RIP beautiful tree.
Aaaww....thanks Nay. When i called them I was hoping it was only going to be one of the huge limbs, but once I looked at the rotten base, knew the whole thing had to go.
Pam
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