{"id":2030,"date":"2020-06-15T08:43:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2020-06-15T08:47:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:47:41","slug":"mighty-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/?p=2030","title":{"rendered":"Mighty Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fall-colors-17-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1983\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/?attachment_id=1983\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Riley-and-Terran.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2128,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK Z650 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285450734&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Riley and Terran\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Riley-and-Terran-769x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.riley.rackliffe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fall-colors-17-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1983\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A mighty tree enters the world slowly.<br \/>\nFirst a quiet seed,<br \/>\nbursts forth in golden spring<br \/>\nand grows, day by day, inch by inch<br \/>\nyears,<br \/>\nuntil it fills the sky<br \/>\nBranches embracing the sun<\/p>\n<p>When a mighty tree leaves the world<br \/>\nit happens suddenly.<br \/>\nA rapid, crashing moment.<br \/>\nA powerful storm or chainsaw<br \/>\nAnd a hole is ripped in the sky<br \/>\nYou feel the loss, and miss the shade<br \/>\nAnd very slowly fill the void.<\/p>\n<p>So great souls enter your life<br \/>\nSlowly, moment by moment.<br \/>\nBy the sharing of nurturing experience.<br \/>\nyears.<br \/>\nAnd depart just as suddenly<br \/>\nleaving you exposed by their loss.<br \/>\nA sunlit meadow, awaiting spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mighty tree enters the world slowly. First a quiet seed, bursts forth in golden spring and grows, day by day, inch by inch years, until it fills the sky Branches embracing the sun When a mighty tree leaves the world it happens suddenly. A rapid, crashing moment. 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