Prayer for a Fallen Tree
When I recently discovered that a group of long-standing trees were to be cut down due to disease, I was profoundly saddened. These are not just trees, but they are a part of the landscape and their branches have pushed against the sky for many years. The loss of these trees will not only be the loss of sentient beings, but a long time part of the local scenery. The sky will miss their branches.
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