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The Sheltering Tree

Battle life’s storms to face or to flee
The path revealed ‘neath the sheltering tree
Together we conquer tempest on our knees
Learn to stride in the wind supported and free

Worries and troubles shared and foreseen
Burdens lightened ‘neath the sheltering tree
Underwritten problems lose their might
Darkness defeated together through the night

Around the table enduring friends we find
Seasoned companions worlds intertwined
Conversations flows our masks set free
Friendship thrives ‘neath their sheltering tree

Speaking with passion they don’t have to agree
Never offended ‘neath the sheltering tree
They hold up a mirror showing your heart
Better than any poet or any work of art

No need to explain no apologies to please
Judgment absent ‘neath the sheltering tree
They’re all we have as we strive
Our only hope to see in the afterlife

Around the table enduring friends we find
Seasoned companions worlds intertwined
Conversations flows our masks set free
Friendship thrives ‘neath their sheltering tree

There is no duty no reason or decree
No claims of necessity ‘neath the sheltering tree
With no apparent value yet they’re vital
They bring everything a reason for survival

Around the table enduring friends we find
Seasoned companions worlds intertwined
Conversations flows our masks set free
Friendship thrives ‘neath their sheltering tree

Sheltering tree