Love your grandma well
A tree of many seasons and circles photo by Mary MacIntyre
I love this picture of the old apple tree. I was particulary drawn to it this day since half still was green and the rest fully fall colors. It also created three circles, each intersecting the other as light changed. The inner shelter was one created by the thinner limbs bending heavy with ripened fruit. The outer circle divided the tree form the field, and included a perimeter worn into the earth from visitors meandering about the tree. This tree old, had somehow survived the diasppearance of once a productive farm. as the sun and clouds danced the shadows skirted in and out, erasing what seemed to exist moments before.
So if you need some tips, here are a few:
Be glad you have those you love now.
Pay close attention to grandmas, and if you are lucky grandpas.
People can join the dance of clouds and sun unexpectedly.
Call them. Write them.
Can we imagine what their years hold, or their thoughts long for?
Be glad for the youth around you.
They hold light and unexpected wonder
we can see and feel differently from their expression.
Don’t take life too seriously
make your path full of spirit
look those you love in the eye
perhaps you can see beyond
mutual history.
be glad that wild mustangs can still run
that deserts share secrets
and moutains provide homes for lions.
and if you are up late at night
be still, listen
count blessings
and send prayers to
those you love.
if you have nothing else to do,
you might write a letter to a favorite teacher,
or remember to treat your grandma well
no excuses.
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