Great Oak

Posted by Brad Osborne on November 12, 2022 · 18 Comments 

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We must live like the great oak tree

Pushing up against our gravity

Set our eyes upon the height

As we climb to what is right

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With wide roots that search the land

We seek out the true heart of man

Let love and kindness be nutrients

And become the fuel for our intents

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Let our actions be the leaves

A tapestry of our good deeds

Though differences may abound

We all grow from the same ground

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When time bids us to our end

And with the fall our leaves descend

Our weathered trunks a sign to all

That we had chosen to stand tall

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