Secluded in a distant corner
of life’s mysterious and murky forest
grows the better tree.
Towering through a fog of possibilities
its branches stretch skyward
seeking to bask in the radiance of the sun’s energy.
Atop, anew each day,
matures the most satisfying of life’s delights,
a single ripened better fruit.
Camouflaged by life’s
amusements and distractions,
the better tree is invisible to many.
Few choose to ever seek it out
and fewer still decide to make the daily climb
in a quest to taste true satisfaction.
Those brave souls of a tenacious bent
who discipline themselves to make the trek
may still find the slippery bark and thorny limbs
too daunting a foe and quit.
Photo by Andy Dix
Others remain content to
gorge on lesser fallen fruit
which momentarily fills
but does not satisfy.
On the best of days
growth’s hunger creates
an insatiable desire
to tolerate the climb’s
peril and pain.
For those who have tasted the sweetest fruit of the better tree
have seen their life’s world in truth’s blinding light.
They have savored the warmth of satisfaction
flowing throughout their being.
Knowing tomorrow’s climb awaits
but for the moment they can appreciate,
the worthiness of today’s effort for
the wisdom and experience gained,
has made them better.
Will you choose to seek the better fruit and make your daily climb?
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