Lately I have been listening to trees Oh my. You have always been there, all along. Been there for me and others. How could I not have seen you for who you are? Heard your voice? Felt your pain or joy? I remember walking a trail, alone, over several weeks. Slowly and awkwardly, healing from a broken limb of my own. Scared, very very cautious and timid. But. I was not really alone. You were there on either side of me, arms reaching out protectively as a mother hovers over a ne