It grew from nowhere
To help
Two starving men
A brightening miracle
In a cave
Of darkness
For twelve years
It nourished them
And when it thought it was done
Another year must pass
The men studied
Prayed
And ate
Oh, how they ate
Without even a
Simple
Thank you
In Israel, I was told about the Carob tree. I was told the following (taken from Wikipedia for summing up):
The Jewish Talmud features a parable of altruism, commonly known as “Honi and the Carob Tree”, which mentions that a carob tree takes 70 years to bear fruit; meaning that the planter will not benefit from his work, but works in the interest of future generations.
Legends of Windemere 
This is so cool. Thank you. It is like the reason my grandmother planted an oak tree at the age of eighty years. Even if it wasn’t to bear fruit…it was for the benefit to others…for future squirrels.
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I never thought of it before, but tree planting is very much about the future. It requires forethought, patience, and an understanding that it might not be for you.
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Nice 😀
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That is really cool about the carob tree and great poem there 🙂
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Thanks. Apparently, the carob tree is important to the epic of Gilgamesh too. Seems to be an ancient favorite for writers of that area.
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Great Poem Charles! You should publish a book of your poetry to add to your collection between your big books 🙂
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I have Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale out. Working on a few collaborations. The novels have me busy though.
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I bet they do! Sounds like they are going to be quite the epic tale when you are done!
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They certainly are. And they’re only the beginning.
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