{"id":3227,"date":"2018-01-24T10:35:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2018-01-25T17:06:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T00:06:56","slug":"four-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2018\/01\/24\/four-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Once there was an orchard small of four trees in a row.<\/li>\n
  2. Planted by a gardener, from seedlings she did grow.<\/li>\n
  3. Nurtured, pruned, and shepherded, a sight now to behold,<\/li>\n
  4. Underneath their branches wide, four stories did unfold.<\/li>\n
  5. Fruit upon the first was dark and light and soursweet.<\/li>\n
  6. Life bestowed for years on end till children wisdom eat.<\/li>\n
  7. Blossomed mind but death inside with flame and blade depart.<\/li>\n
  8. Memories are buried deep, replaced by broken heart.<\/li>\n
  9. Second tree bore bitter fruit, a painful, bloody red.<\/li>\n
  10. Nurtured by the root of kings through weighted vine and bread.<\/li>\n
  11. Gardener in garden dark donating strength to will,<\/li>\n
  12. Straightening the woollen back, the harder coming still.<\/li>\n
  13. Third tree bare, stripped of its leaves, its shadow growing more,<\/li>\n
  14. Howling winds and lightning flash along with thunder’s roar.<\/li>\n
  15. Piercing fruit falls to the ground, causing trembling quake.<\/li>\n
  16. Friends and family, followers, and everyone forsake.<\/li>\n
  17. Honey fruit on number four was beck\u2019ning from the page,<\/li>\n
  18. Turning keys within the locks to free the prayers from cage.<\/li>\n
  19. Once again, the gardener loomed, but this time all ablaze.<\/li>\n
  20. With a motion of her hand, she opened heaven\u2019s rays.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n