“I should hope to pray like the trees” was published in Tiny Seed Literary Journal (March 19, 2019). I took the photo outside Banff, Alberta. Here’s the link to the published poem.
I should hope to pray like the trees
“The trees can’t control their lives. We can’t always control what happens to us. The trees can teach us acceptance. And metamorphosis.”
– Linda Brown, quoted in The Nature Fix.
I should hope to pray
Like the trees, roots running deep,
Limbs singing above.
Blending earth and sky,
Supplicants sway and bow, each
Snowy branch and bough
A sylvan chorus,
A genuflective dance, a
Chance to waltz with God.
Trees outside Banff
