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My Tree MAG

By Anonymous

   My Tree

At an early age,
I began to nurture you.
Water, Sunlight, and Love.

And soon you grew,
Strong.
Beautiful.

I grew also,
Distracted by my goals
my heart
my comforts.

And as I sit here, on your neglected

stump-

I wish I had stood up and protected you.

by J. R, Lakeville, CT



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on Feb. 20 2010 at 9:01 pm
ScarletThread, Someplace, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Faithless is he so says farewell when the road darkens. -J. R. R. Tolkien

When all we have is God, we have all we need.

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love that, sad as it is.

keep up the great work!!!!