lovely healthy
young and blooming
lilac tree
arrayed as
only trees know how
in quiet elegance
projecting
holy place
and such
beautiful peace
given to me
and planted
in the early fall
five and three
quarter
years ago
after my sister died
friends at work
seeing how much
I was shaken
how much
cut to my
core
decided the answer
was new
green
life
life!
maybe someone
somehow knew
that all trees
have always been
and will always
be
holy
for me
I love this young lilac
loved it
at first sight
putting it here
at the corner of the house
with someone I love
was my own
perfect
service
young life
stout and strong enough
to require
good planting
a good gift
to honor a living
friend
and help him
on his way
in faithful
remembrance
and reverence
for the much loved
much missed
reality
of the
dead
the only saving
answer
really
lovely
lovely
life