A beautiful poem from “A Walk Through Nature” by Marta Moran Bishop
THE TWO WHO WERE ONE
UPON THE HILL, BESIDE THE ROAD
STOOD TWO LITTLE TREES SIDE BY SIDE
OVER THE YEARS THEY GREW AS ONE
THEIR TRUNKS AND BRANCHES INTERTWINED
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE THEY STOOD
LIMBS LOCKED IN A LOVERS EMBRACE
LOOK CLOSELY IF YOU WANT TO SEE
HOW LONG THESE TWO HAVE GROWN AS ONE
THEY LOST A FRIEND A YEAR AGO
HE STOOD UPON THE HILL NEAR THEM
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE THEY STOOD
THE TWO WHO WERE ONE AND THEIR FRIEND
AGE IS SHOWING SOME LIMBS DYING
STILL, THEY HOLD EACH OTHER ENTWINED
THEIR LEAVES STILL SHADE US IN THE SPRING
IN FALL THEY TURN RED, ORANGE, AND GOLD
IT’S IN THE WINTER YOU WILL SEE
THE HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE THEY STOOD.
YOU CAN FIND
“A WALK THROUGH NATURE”
BY MARTA MORAN BISHOP AT:
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