The Tree by Owen Maupin

The Tree

by Owen Maupin

I pondered the big tree so tall and strong

its branches spread wide with leaves thereon.

Surrounded by many that bent with the wind,

willing to give to the pressure therein.

The big tree's life was told in it's bark,

revealing the hardships in every mark.

I could see it had broken early in life,

by the scar near the top revealing the strife.

The troubles were many, it's life had been hard, but from there it grew straight bearing the scars.

Toward Heaven it grew, strong and steadfast,

yielding no more to the forces that passed.

I pondered the tree and then I knew,

its roots were its strength in soil pure andtrue.