The Apple Tree

We have an apple tree in our garden

and basically, it was a thin long twig

when we got it with some roots in the end.

Over the years. I have watched it grow

and spread its branches and plump up

and take root fully.

And bear such large fresh apples

each summer time.

It makes me think about us as humans

How we are basically nothing when we are born

But with love, nurishment and

time and dedication from others. And

ourselves.

We slowly start to grow and learn

and reach out and become more.

Just like the apple tree.

It took shelter from us. It got food from

the soil And water from the rain. And help

from us with pruing it. And each new day

it grows and grows.

The sunlight and darkness every day

given it time to sleep and heal.

As well as reaching for the sky and

enjoy the sunlight.

Like us. It lives and breaths.

And with great care can last a long time

on earth. Far beyond our human years.

Some trees.

Reviews

[Stone]

Well written. I like how you use the life path of an apple tree to relate to the development of a person's life. Simple yet powerful words.

[¿]

Absolutely loved this one, Dawn. ..apples are my fave and the moral we seek from an apple tree's growing is inevitable of course....thanks for sharing dear :)