Family Trees by Linda Fuller As a tender shoot she was cut from her own and grafted onto a foreign tree nourished by strange roots she grew and thrived until one limb sickened and died then came the days of frost eventually she floated off and set down her own shallow roots the fruit she bore was stunted the sky darkened and lightened rain and sun, night and day sometimes she was given to musings would she have borne sweeter fruit if left with her tree of origin these thoughts were a waste of sap in the end it didn't matter 07/20/2026 Posted on 07/20/2026 Copyright © 2026 Linda Fuller Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2026 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)