tree

.

 

It is foolish

to let a young redwood 

grow next to a house.

 

Even in this 

one lifetime,

you will have to choose.

 

That great calm being,

this clutter of soup pots and books—

 

Already the first branch-tips brush at the window. 

Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life...

 

 

 

 

~ Jane Hirshfield

from Given Sugar, Given Salt

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