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Storm Damage

from Coyote Wings by Zoe Mulford

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When the storm had passed, fallen branches lay around the yard
and we went to see - when we found what had happened
to the cherry tree, it hit us pretty hard.

Half the tree was gone. Down the trunk, there ran a ragged gash
torn by bitter winds and below, the largest and the fairest limb
lay broken on the grass.

And it seemed to be the cruelest blow that any storm could bring
and someone said, "That poor old tree won't see another spring,"
but the tree still stands, the tree still grows
and you know the roots run deep,
the tree still blooms when the gentle rains
wake it out of its barren sleep
and the branches reach to hold the sun
and the cherries still are sweet.

Even now, it hurts.
That old tree won't be the same again,
and we miss the perch
where we used to climb to watch the distant hills
appearing after rain.

And we remember happiness and yearn for what is lost
and we think about the new green buds that follow on the frost,
'cause the tree still stands...

We will not forget.
It's no shame to weep for what is gone,
but the spring has come
and what survives through hardship is as beautiful
as what was whole and strong.

You can tell where the big branch used to be from the way the others grow.
The scars are long and jagged and they're always going to show
but the tree still stands...

© 2012 Zoe Mulford/ SquashFlower (ASCAP)

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from Coyote Wings, released January 1, 2013

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Zoe Mulford Manchester, UK

American songwriter Zoe Mulford is best known for "The President Sang Amazing Grace," which has been covered by Joan Baez and the Kronos Quartet and was the International Folk Awards Song of the Year in 2018.

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