We were crazier than Hell

I chose to live to tell the tale

I can tell you the story

But you can just as well

Hear it from a tree:

That life is a precious gift

Your wings are made for spreading

Your things are meant for shedding

The leaves of excess are a waste of precious source energy

Why some have to leave us is naught but a mystery

Cannabis says you can trust me 

The conifer says stay away from needles

The oak tree says stand tall

even in the season of your Fall

The willow reminds us that sometimes we must weep