Entangled

We start our lives as a seed
We are planted
We are fed and watered
We are spoken to lovingly
Days pass and we begin to get a "personality"
We begin to show signs of traits from both our parents
Our parents count the months now and not the days
We show signs of mental things now
Intellect, and motor skills
As the months turn to years that we can now count,
We begin to place roots
On our way to maturity and adulthood we grow many
We try new things and obtain new skills, increasing the amount of roots we can have
We become individuals
Our parents' stand proud and tall
But some of the paths we choose will not always be the right ones and we will learn
This will add more roots to the cluster
We will have some roots that are shallow and some deep within the Earth
These deep roots will lead to enrichment and these roots become our arteries
Like our best friends
Years will pass and take us into adulthood
We will develop a cluster of roots
Some of our roots will grow in a twisted fashion and cross the path of another
Some roots we thought would last forever will shrivel and die
Others will not grow but will continue to feed our minds and hearts
Like the people you know… but don't
As adults we will continue our search for enrichment
We will look in every location for the spot that will bring us new life
Time will pass as we look
Some will grow roots in a new location
Some will find that they had roots that were forgotten
Others will find that an old root will cross another's path again
Like Bill, and Jen
They will use what they have learned on their own to create new paths together
Time passes quickly
Through us new growth will occur with a new set of roots
With new paths and new friends
We will grow older and wiser, weathering storms, and children, and children's children
And one day will be one day once again
And we will forget what time is together

Congratulations Bill and Jen may your future have many strong roots

R. David Paine III – 2/28/01 – 8:14pm