I planted a seed in the dirt
And I waited for it to grow
I waited
And waited
And waited

Finally, something poked through the dirt!
It was just a little tree stump
But it made me happy nevertheless
I grinned; I was proud of my success

I walked back into my house
And watched the little tree grow
Into a big, beautiful, and blooming wood tree
I would swing on it
And, of course, pick it's apples!

The tree gave everything to me
It would let me climb all over it
And it wouldn't ask for anything back
I smiled; I was thankful  for its kindness

But one day the big, blooming tree
Swayed in a lightening storm
Some of the branches started to break off
And I cried because I wanted so badly to rock in its branches

I wanted its roots to grow out of the ground and be embedded into my heart
To be embedded into my soul
Into my world
Into my galaxy

I wanted so badly to attach more flowers onto this beautiful, blooming tree
I wanted so badly for it's roots to spring up from the ground
And hold me
And keep me from harm

But I guess life moves on
These trees with the big branches
Can only grow into a beautiful, blooming tree
Or sink into the muddy old ground

Nature is beautiful

But we are just too stubborn to appreciate its beauty!