Tree on Renewal Ridge by Robert E. Thomason (Copyright protected. (2018) All rights reserved.)

Winter is retreating. Spring is approaching. Brush off the dead branches and see the naked essence of the spirit and the resilience in life.

Tree on Renewal Ridge

Years ago this old tree snapped.

Its dead trunk lies near roots.

But the living tree never gave up.

And now it grows new shoots.

By Robert E. Thomason, a new media journalist and forest steward, Washington, DC.