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To Risk a Tree

Is it sane To groom a tree And prune it carefully, To water and support her. Hold it strong for five and two score years A now proud and awesome tree? To nurse it back to life When touched by booming light. To praise Of fruit it shares, The nest it bares And the universe it holds. And then, To write in sand, And stir, And trust a jealous carpenter With your finest saw.

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Date: 9/11/2013 2:09:00 PM
Dedicated to JM
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