Sacred trees



                                  Sacred trees
                   You among all creation deserve high honor.
                  For all your long life your arms you raise,
                         Heaven-ward in endless praise,
                          Leaves upturned to the sun,
                        To the face of the God of Life.

                                  Sacred trees
                      You among all creation deserve love.
              You give of yourself freely, as laden branches bend.
        You give of yourself completely, your fruit, your wood; your end
                            Becomes a new beginning
                        As you return your gift of life
                  And once again to the body of Mother Earth.

                                  Sacred trees
                 You among all creation deserve sanctification.
                  Giving of yourself, from without and within
                        You sow no hate, you make no sin
              You give to us the breath of life, even as you die.
                      Pray we too, learn to live as trees.

                              -- Raven Le May '95

Raven is a woman of spirit living in Ohio, who describes her spirituality as
having a Pagan heart and a Catholic soul. She is publishing a book of her poems
in the near future. Copyright (c) 1995 belongs to the author.


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