Like a Tree

The loving care in planting a tree encouraging it to grow
How tall it will be is something only the tree will know
What color the leaves will be is set by it's mother tree
How long it will live is determined as a wait and see
Who will the tree shelter among creatures of the earth
The ones who hold dominion  as a right of their birth
When a tree is nourished with rain with sunshine from above
It will grow in stature in beauty when tended to with love
It's legacy will be shown by carvings or damaging storm
Sometimes giving it's life in fire to keep other creatures warm
Children are a lot like trees in many examples of this respect
They grow in light and beauty or can wither from neglect
Resilience can only continue with interspersed rain and sun
In time the result in maturity can be seen by everyone
A child who is well cared for will manifest as they become adult
For all to see the parents sacrifice or lack as the living result
When the tree is chopped away at by the force of nature or man
The ax wielder moves on to forget while the scarred tree never can

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Yes, I wrote this. It's my own original composition.

Thank you, dear one, for reading this, today.