The Shadow Cast

The shadow cast was so gigantic My shadow small could not measure up The feeble efforts__ my meager life To gigantic shadow that was cast Hard workin', energetic, gifts held So that I could grow be giant oak Strong sturdy solid gave your all__ life Limbs were used to heat center of home The leaves to mulch the flowers, roses Acorns to the feed the squirrels, deer, wild life But what a shadow across the yard A shady place for one to sit and grow Or sit close to your trunk to weather The storms that come from time to time How I miss that Oak that is now gone Cut down removed used for heat Hearth and home for several winters So long ago but the __memories Of the beauty as you lifted You limbs in prayer and praise