She Is a Tree of Life
©1997 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Jannes Jacobs on Unsplash
How valiant is the tree that grows
majestic in the land…
the tree that fights to set down roots
so deep that it will stand
against the bitter storm,
the fiercest wind or driving rain,
against the freezing winter
or the dusty, barren plain.
Her branches spread out far and wide.
Inside their sheltering nest,
how many living things find haven
and a place to rest
from earthly cares and dangers,
from hunters that would prey
on innocence and ignorance and those
who’ve lost their way.
