A lost friend

My friend tree
I sawed you down
but I must attend
an older friend
the sun
– My Friend Tree by Lorine Niedecker

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Park Wood, St Albans, November 2020

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Posted as part of Becky’s TreeSquare

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BeckyB says:

July 4, 2021 at 08:44

I suspect whoever buys our house will be saying this quote as they reshape our garden!

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  July 4, 2021 at 11:23
  
  That’s a sad thought isn’t it.
  
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  - BeckyB says:
    
    July 4, 2021 at 14:57
    
    Really sad, a little part of me wishes there was some way we could move but still able to keep this place – if only we had lots of pennies!
    
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eklastic says:

July 4, 2021 at 08:04

I had planned a missing tree for One Word Sunday, a huge tree from a set of two that got sick and was felled, but I never had a good set of the two together. Anyway, I love your quote.

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- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  July 4, 2021 at 08:22
  
  Always sad when we lose a tree line that. But your choice in the end was happier
  
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  - eklastic says:
    
    July 4, 2021 at 08:33
    
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