Robyn's Tree

Some of you may remember the poetry of my niece Robyn from last year. I think she's done it again with this one. ....

Lord make me a tree

I want to reach up to the sky

To feel your light

Growing close to you

As you live through me

Let the birds they come

Upon my branches rest
Fill me with your songs
I dance in the breeze
The leaves my dress
Let my fruit be sweet
Loved by all who taste
Let the lives I bare
Be full of your bounty

Endless love to complete

Let my roots grow deep

As I feed on your gifts

Thankful for your enrichment

You nourish my life

With the love you seep

Let my bark be thick

Protect me from rot

May my branches bend

I sway with the breeze

Not snapped like a stick

To be the bloom of spring

Enduring the cold

I've stood through the snow

I'm tried in the winter

Return adorned another ring

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