Freeing ourselves from what our ego labels us as, can be a daunting task

Silver Linings

Ever since I was a little girl
there was an Evergreen across the street
Day by day we watched each other grow
Only in recent years did I realize how she far surpassed me in length
all 50 feet of her
I began to notice at sunset how she would call to me to look at her, though not with words,
but golden hues igniting her branches
like a warm fire scouting out my soul
The peace I felt was like a spiritual awakening
that which only nature could supply

One day someone informed me
they were taking her down
I became grief-stricken over it..
like the loss of a close friend
I've had a longing for her ever since
I have never experienced another tree call to me in that way, though nature continues
to call

This is dedicated to my Grandfather. He was a Norwegian Sea Captain, who I never had the pleasure of meeting. While reading some of his old records of sailing, I came across his chart- plotting of stars for navigation, in the night skies. One  of the stars he plotted often was called SCHEDAR.. She sits near QUEEN'S HEART, in the constellation of CASSIOPEIA. I wish I had met him.