my sister said
he looks wooden in photos
i suppose he does
look sort of rigid
i don't think he liked having his picture taken
+
his weathered skin
made him look like he was carved from a wise old tree
rigid on some things
principals and loyalty
but giving when it mattered
like willow
a very giving tree
+
solid
dependable
tall
like an oak
good for climbing
shoulders make good perches
for little birds
to feel safe
+
he loved trees
forests
animals
nature
birds
how lucky i am to know he's just around the next corner
any time i'm surrounded by trees
+
cut down before his time
we count the rings
gently
like a rosary
memories clicking
+
wood burns
now he's ash
scattered
i wish we had more photos
because under those stiff perches
and wooden smile
beat a sequoia heart
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