I spent 2000-2002 as a leaf from a tree changed by the seasons,
Turned hardened and brittle by the cold! Blown by the wind and tossed in the backyard racked up.bagged up and trashed
But the leaf’s Journey is not over.
For the leaf is part of a tree
Like the branches, stems, and roots
The leafs are needed to make something bigger whole.
A layer to life
Like human skin
It will repair itself
And grow yet again
As seasons change in this life

We can’t prevent ourselves from being bagged and trashed due to the toss of the wind
But we can enjoy the air
And whether we made it over the fence or got stuck in the backyard
Seasons will always change
The wind will always blow
Be confident . don’t worry
Not even as a leaf.
Turned hardened and brittle by the cold
Blown.
You will grow again
Because you are needed in life to make something much bigger whole.
-Simple as a tree come 2003 and beyond.