Image of an olive tree

Limb From Root

Limb From Root There is an olive tree in Mouriscas planted when we first used bronze. Just a kid. It grew and gave fruit to generation after generation. Was it freely offered? Three official churches and counting, plague or two. Untold conflict. But it stayed. Planted. It has seen the best and worst in us and I can’t help but wonder. Is it happy? How can it not be like me...

February 2, 2023 · Shawn