Trees

I have always been fascinated by trees. They are stately, strong, and subject to nature and man. Robert Frost wrote:

Sound of the Trees

I WONDER about the trees.

Why do we wish to bear

Forever the noise of these

More than another noise

So close to our dwelling place? 5

We suffer them by the day

Till we lose all measure of pace,

And fixity in our joys,

And acquire a listening air.

They are that that talks of going 10

But never gets away;

And that talks no less for knowing,

As it grows wiser and older,

That now it means to stay.

My feet tug at the floor 15

And my head sways to my shoulder

Sometimes when I watch trees sway,

From the window or the door.

I shall set forth for somewhere,

I shall make the reckless choice 20

Some day when they are in voice

And tossing so as to scare

The white clouds over them on.

I shall have less to say,

But I shall be gone. 25

"The Sages," Antelope Island, Utah

"Standing Tall," Daniel's Summit, Utah

"Alone," Daniel's Summit, Utah

"Scarred," Daniel's Summit, Utah

"Reaching," Provo Canyon, Utah