A tree fell and I saw From the weight of itself And the length of its roots Rotting into oblivion All its memories dropped Alongside the dead leaves And the chipmunks and squirrels And the mulch and the mud Fed itself to tomorrow Giving back to the soil Reconstruction, surrender And the measure of time If it's life that is relative And all truth just escapes Take these words into thought And forget them as mine It's your mind that has changed As mine did on that trail Saw a bear and a snake And the darkness of night A path long, always winding And direction absurd Take my hand and let go Catch the clearing ahead Planted firmly, uprooted Manifested and scared