Prayer of the Woods

"I am the heat of your heart on the cold winter nights;
the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun
and my fruit are refreshing droughts quenching your thirst as you journey on.
I am the beam that holds your house;
the board of your table; the bed on which you lie,
and the timber that builds your boat.
I am the handle of your hoe; the door to your homestead,
the wood of your cradle, and the wood of your coffin.
I am the bread of your kindness and the flower of beauty.
Ye who pass by listen to my prayer: Harm me not."

Location:
Weedon Island Preserve
St. Petersburg, FL