I nestle under your canopy

Feel comforted by your awe and majesty

Hugging your roughness

Feeling in wonder of your strength and consistency

I remind myself

That you started in the earth

You pushed out and up

You basked in the sun

Bathed in the rain

Slept through the winters

Awoke each spring

And grew stronger

And mightier

And today I sit in your shade

Feeling small

Yet comforted by your persistence

Drawing strength from you

Standing strong on the earth

Feeling your roots beneath me

And reaching high up towards your branches

And the sky beyond

Drawing strength from you

Solid and dependable

Letting wind and rain move you

But pass

You are my guide

Through life