A Tree

I am a tree
with branches long and wide
Some of my branches are healthy
blooming with fruits and flowers
Some of my branches are dead
holding the things of my past
My body is a trunk
every year I have gained a new ring of maturity
My feet are my roots
my foundation from my youth keeps me wise and strong
Like a tree I have learned to defy gravity
my spirit rushes up my body to my father
it does not sink into the ground like waste
I have made friends that will be my fertilizer
pesticides may try but they have nothing on me
~thank you miss jones for sharing this picture of me that you see~