Katrina Kaye

Trees survive the winter with
faith that spring will come.
There is security in the knowledge
of seasons and cycles;

a time to bloom and a time to shed.

Trees survive because they know forgiveness.
They have the patience to allow time
to heal wounds and repair intentions.
The trees know better than to assume a little chill
in the air is the end of everything.

I, too, know better.
That doesn’t mean I don’t, on occasion,
hang on to summer leaves which should have
fallen in October.

What is wisdom other than knowing when
to let go? What is wisdom other than knowing
there is no permanence? There is only

process,           change,           and cycle.

The wise, like any good tree, welcome change.
They release their leaves knowing
it is the only way to prepare for the bloom of spring.