Trees in the Wind

Trees in the Wind
Leaves and twigs of blue gum trees
tossing in this gusty wind
surge and thrash like storm lashed seas.

Underneath the trunks are still
standing strong amidst the stir.
Could I learn such steadfast will?

There are limbs of other gums
change will cause to drop to earth:
death if one unwary comes.

For the tree, is such loss wise,
letting go of weakened branch
while the highest reach the skies?

When some part of me is torn
and with loss my soul is stripped,
let some upward growth be born.

Let my reaching heart grow strong
anchored by my deepest roots
as I grow where I belong.
	Barbara Messner 24/05/2025