Cottonwood
Cottony white bursts of life
painted on a cerulean blue canvas
and opening to the sun.
“I’m here! I’m here!” sings the tree,
reaching ever upward, stretching arms wide
to embrace the day, this moment to shine, to be!
Not to be right nor greater than nor better than
nor louder nor even more glorious,
although it’s in its very beingness that it is all those things.
Shhh... Listen. She sings for us to remember.



I love this line—it’s in its very beingness that it is all those things.
Beautiful, Charlee. Life giving visuals at its best ☀️