REDWOOD - RE-VISITED (IN MIND'S EYE) ...

REDWOOD ...

I wish that I were able ...

To re-visit "my" redwood tree ...

Magnificent ...

Majestic ...

Stable ...

And very precious to me...

Pre-COVID vaccine, I could visit ...

I loved that little walk ...

But now, that walk's impossible ...

Body, brain and muscles balk ...

Although

It couldn’t compare ...

To Californian cousins

In length ...

To me, it was

A talisman ...

And, from it ...

I sought strength.

It has survived ...

Endured ...

And flourished ...

So far from where

It used to be ...

And, from it ...

I took

Courage ...

Implored

Its power

To pour

O’er me ...

I know it's there ...

Waiting for me ...

Stately ...

Steadfast ...

Tall ...

And, as we M.E. know so well ...

Steadfastness is all ...

Ffion