Redwood Tangle

The call to stand
Stronger than life itself
To reach for the sun
True to its nature
Of growing erect
Even while embracing
Other limbs
Other trunks
Together
Tangled
Creation of a unique path
Unbelievable trust
In the wisdom
Of it all

Through the earthquake
That shatters
Redwoods find each other
Learn to mold
To work side by side
Allow spaces to happen
Curves to line
Reminding each other
The brightness of the sun
To reach
The infinity of stars
To sing to
The open skies
To welcome
The fluffy clouds
To dream away the world

A world full of eccentricities
Exotic textures
Magnificent beings
All relating
Surging and resurging
In a continuous conversation
With what is
An invitation
Extended to everyone
To become
Who they are

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Read Katia’s latest book “After the War, the Women Spoke”.