<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><h1 class=""><font size="4" style="font-weight: normal;" class="">Cloud & Tree</font></h1></div><div class="">Ah, to be as unattached</div><div class="">As a cloud. </div><div class="">To stretch, billow - or disappear altogether, </div><div class="">Absolutely no problem. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And yet - to be rooted as a tree,</div><div class="">With endless patience and resilience: </div><div class="">A season to bud each new leaf,</div><div class="">A year to yield a single ring.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Undaunted by mishaps, </div><div class="">Instead </div><div class="">Including them all </div><div class="">In cherished new growth, </div><div class="">Year after blessed year. </div></div><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Scott O’Brien<div class=""><br class=""></div></div></body></html>