"Treehouse Haven" Inspired by An Unfamiliar Duke:

Treehouse Haven

Soft grass welcomes out quick feet,

a happy invitation

to keep going.

The contrast of rough rope

clutched between racing hands

tells us we’re almost there.

Up and up and up

we climb,

leaving grass and rope behind.

In our treehouse,

soft and rough

wants and needs

expectations and anxieties

are left on the ground.

Freedom flies

on the wind in our treetop,

brushing our faces

and tangling our hair.

We fly on the wings of

each passing bird

and flutter with delight

like every rustling leaf.

Happiness warms us

as surely as the sunlight

we draw closer to –

as close as we can. 

Up here –

sharing the sky

and forgetting the ground –

I feel life love me.


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