magnificent birch tree, you stand
\nbefore me in splendor supreme
\nwhite in purity, yet living in struggle
\nas an example to all who gaze upon you
\nyou exist amid the fight to be, regardless
\nno matter the obstacle laid before you
\nstanding tall and tolerant, cooperatively
\nco-existing with all else, even with change
\nyou are my mentor, my symbol of hope
\nlife will go on in the face of disorder
\nyour steadfastness reassures a future
\na hope of the possibility to overcome<\/p>\n
peace out<\/p>\n
Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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