{"id":3697,"date":"2016-07-11T22:20:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/?p=3697"},"modified":"2016-07-11T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:20:44","slug":"tales-from-around-the-world-colorado-okinawa-join-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/tales-from-around-the-world-colorado-okinawa-join-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales from Around the World – Colorado & Okinawa Join Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Image<\/p>\n

Okinawa, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sit and Talk with a Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you take a little time<\/p>\n

to sit with a tree?<\/p>\n

You don’t have to be there,<\/p>\n

you just have to see<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Is it rooted right close<\/p>\n

in the yard of your mind,<\/p>\n

or does it invite from afar –<\/p>\n

a figure standing sublime.<\/p>\n

Does it prevail among friends<\/p>\n

all waving in sync or<\/p>\n

persevere all alone –<\/p>\n

do you really think?<\/p>\n

Do its arms reach out<\/p>\n

to gather you near?<\/p>\n

Let them shroud you in love –<\/p>\n

precious moments hold dear.<\/p>\n

Does its torso invite you<\/p>\n

to rest back for a time?<\/p>\n

Just breathe slowly together –<\/p>\n

together combined.<\/p>\n

Can you converse in words –<\/p>\n

talk to a tree?<\/p>\n

Heaven forbid,<\/p>\n

someone else should see!<\/p>\n

What would you say –<\/p>\n

what thoughts would you share?<\/p>\n

Your secrets and feeling –<\/p>\n

intertwined with care.<\/p>\n

Will it respond to you<\/p>\n

from its canopy in reach or<\/p>\n

from its patterns of roots<\/p>\n

lying far beneath?<\/p>\n

Let your mind be still –<\/p>\n

listen real close.<\/p>\n

Ages of wisdom and knowledge<\/p>\n

it will disclose.<\/p>\n

Can you grow together,<\/p>\n

you and this tree?<\/p>\n

Provide for each other –<\/p>\n

there’s much to perceive.<\/p>\n

And when you’re all done,<\/p>\n

can you give it a pat and<\/p>\n

thank it for helping you<\/p>\n

get where you’re at?<\/p>\n

So maybe, just maybe,<\/p>\n

you’ve come by to see,<\/p>\n

you can<\/em> sit and chat –<\/p>\n

sit and talk with a tree.<\/p>\n

Prose: Marla Meier
Colorado, USA
Copyright 2009<\/p>\n

Photo: Michael Lynch
Visit his website<\/a>.
Kin Cho Kin
Okinawa, Japan
Copyright 2009<\/p>\n

by Marla Meier and Michael Lynch
\nProse: \u00a9 2008 Marla Meier. All rights reserved.
\nPhoto: \u00a9 2008 Michael Lynch. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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