Monday Meditation - Wise Ways

The call to moderation 
Is not just a platitude or nice idea
It is wisdom

We stay hopeful about personal and planetary health on this day of reckoning - as we continue to make choices accordingly. Happy Earth Day (poem of recognition below). As well, Happy Passover to all celebrants. 

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TREES
 
The picturesque landscape dressed with trees
Alone or weaved in canopies
Strong roots drive deep to find water near
Their fragrance fills the atmosphere
 
Beneath broad foliage which they boast
Trees make accommodating hosts
Providing shade from the sun’s glazed glare
And nests of happy creatures, bear
 
From their bounty, many trees provide
Finest fruits, whether fresh or dried
They’re air filters and constantly
A source of wood and energy
 
We learn from trees, like the oak, indeed
Which sprouted from a tiny seed
That grandeur oft begins quite small
And struggles strengthen, overall
 
With leafy arms upraised to the skies
Trees tell of hope that never dies
They manifest power that’s indwelled
Which springs anew when they are felled
 
Like leaves, ideas can come and go
But truth, deep-seated, never so
Erosion is foiled by rootedness 
And oak-steady devotedness
 
In lots of ways, we resemble trees
Maybe as plain as a-b-c’s 
Firmly planted, e’er seeking to be 
A source of life to all we see
 
David A. McAdam - ©2024