Tag Earl B. Frederick

Circle

Draw a circle In the sand, Plant the seed And watch it grow, Sun after sun, Until its circle has been run. Seed unto seed. Draw a circle Among the stars, Begin the year And watch it pass, Sun after sun, Until its circle has been run. Year unto year. Draw a circle In the heart Watch the birth of a spirit That grows, Sun after sun, Until its circle

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Tree of Life

She asked me, “Poppa, What is love?” And I thought and then said “Love is what you need and want it to be.” She thought some and said, “Love is a tree.” And I thought that she was so right. And I think of how my tree looks compared to hers, how they are both trees, but so different, About the seasons in which our trees Grow, about how some

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