The tree

A tree spreads out
As it gets bigger
Reaching to heaven
With incredible vigor

People, however
Tend to get disjointed
As we get hurt
And disappointed

We close up
And our dreams disappear
When our hopes are lost
And we're left with just fear

We could learn from that tree
A thing or two or twenty
About how life is good
And how God gives us plenty

Don't let the bad
Undo all the great
See all that's possible
And let love conquer hate

So stand in the sunshine
Laugh in the rain
And realize that joy
Is greater than pain

Stretch like the tree
And don't have a care
Because heaven, my child
Is both here and there