Face to Face.
Sopata, Christine.
2017
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Once there was
another Tree that began to grow in the midst of a garden. As the Tree grew older. she
started to evolve. parting from its original form. This Tree took pride in her new
profile, showing the world the strength of its new sagacious branches. When it became
spring. children came and visited the Tree, making sure that they only climbed the
Tree's new branches because the previous ... read moreform was too frail to support their weight.
This made the Tree confident in her striking new shape, neglecting its original
structure becoming nothing more than the former skin is to a snake after shedding. The
Tree thought she finally stood alone until one very hot summer day, and the children
would not stay and play with the Tree. This only left the Tree confused. feeling the
hollowness of its branches she tried so very hard to only part. After weeks passed. the
Tree saw a little child from afar coming towards the center of the garden. Joy radiated
through the Tree's branches, but as the small girl approached the Tree. she continued to
walk by. "Hey!" The Tree cried after the small girl. "Child. why don't you stay and
climb my branches?" "Silly Tree: laughed the girl. "It too hot. and you give no shade:
and the small child continued on her way, skipping through the remaining of the garden.
The roots of the Tree ached. desiring only the foliage of leaves that once grew before
from its original form. Now, the Tree only feels very few healthy leaves. while she
watched the rest disappear with their last words under the shoes of the children who
walked by. From that day on, the children only knew of one Tree in the midst of the
garden. A Tree - that some children. including the Sun. would only tell you -wrestled
between nurturing one side and controlling the other. Yet the Moon. and the children who
remained in the garden sang the Tree only dances with
two.
Keywords: decay, Christianity, revalation, testimony, Chakras, seven deadly sins, spirit, flesh, salvation, putrefaction, artist book, self casting, balance, cleansing, renewal, testimony, molding, metamorphosis, Bible, Jesus, allegory, nature, ephemeral happenings, psyche, Peniel, tree of life, tree of knowledge.read less - ID:
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