My roots are deep
Buried with Loved and Hardship
Growing at the perfect rate
Living Life while laughing the whole time
Not wanting to wait while getting from point A to point B
but still enjoying every last minute in between
Slow and steady wins the race

My trunk grows round
Expanding with all the experiences of Life
All the things I've encountered
The Sun shinning and warming me up
The rain beating down, yet giving me sustenance
Storms raging all around and slamming into me
Attempting to tear me down
A beautiful breeze comes
Giving me the kindness and Love needed to keep going
My trunk may have gashes and knots
but what trunk is perfect?

My branches stretch
To all my favorite people and places near and far
Getting lost in the branches is only half the fun in finding my hideouts
However some of the limbs are broken on the way to these places
Never reaching the final resting place
Death has placed a road block there that requires time to mend the break
However the healing process is never like the original master piece
Life is a journey not a destination

My Leaves are FREE
They travel to all my favorite places and locations yet to see
Scattering all my hopes and falling where I'm destined to go
Spinning in the air as they carelessly plummet towards reality
Not changing or withering away
Developing their own personalities
Being who they were born to be

I'm from a place of my own
Imagination roams free and forever
Poetry and reading are my top adventures
Being me is my personal party
As I live happily and content
Within My Life Tree