Our Lives Together

Our lives are like the tree and the mountain -
when you need to grow, 
I will hold you up to the sky, 
give you nourishment, 
and let you reach your heights. 
I will funnel water to your roots 
and bring the winds downslope 
to enliven and clear your thoughts. 
I will protect you from the gales 
that might tear your branches.

We switch often, you being the mountain, 
with me the tree. 

I will dance on your slopes, 
let my soul sing in the wind you bring me, 
grow in the life that we share.

I love you.

Kathleen Hover
04/14/04