Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The Tree and Me

Pine, February 2021
Magnolia, Texas

 


We've both taken vows
setting roots in this place, our 
testament of love




* I am calling to mind the vow of stability taken by those in a Benedictine Monastery - the vow to stay for the long haul. To give yourself to a particular place and community. I admire this towering pine tree and I can only guess how old it is. I think of my connection to certain places over the years and the vows I've made in marriage and how they add up to a testament of love over time. I like to imagine that the tree and I share those vows of stability in some way.