Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The Oak Tree by Judith Burton Ph.D.

 

Tom Fisk

The Oak Tree

Don’t plant an oak tree they told me

It is so slow to grow

Suggesting at my age I would

Never see it mature.

Nature is full of surprises.

Outside my window

Stands a sturdy, tall oak tree

With many branches

And keeps its leaves 

Until new ones sprout in the spring.

It shades the west side

Of my Old Farmhouse

And fills my heart with joy!

Don’t depend on what other people say

Depend on God and Nature every day.

© Judith Burton, Ph.D.

Dr. Judith Burton

Photography by Gretchen Nelson

Judith Burton, Ph.D., a woman of faith, is passionate about helping others stretch and grow.  Writing from her heart, she is working her way through illness and isolation, quarantined since March 16, 2020. She has published a series of children’s books starring Two Little Ponies, which aim to encourage kindness and combat bullying. They are available on Amazon.

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