Love is a Misshaped Tree
February 17, 2010
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It was Harry Sparks who first told me the love between a father and mother was like a misshaped tree, and therefore different and better than all other love. Boyfriend and girlfriend, husband and wife, and lover and lover? They didn’t know what love was, Harry said. Not really, anyway. Because their trees were tall and straight and perfect.
I didn’t understand a word of what he told me, of course. I was eighteen at the time and in the throes of the sort of love that poets and philosophers had always tried to define but never quite managed. I didn’t know what sort of tree my girlfriend and I had. I didn’t think it mattered. I walked away from Harry thinking he’d either had one too many drinks or one too many kids. I wasn’t sure which was worse, but I was sure I wasn’t going to find out…
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Great post…I’m thankful for my misshaped tree!
My love is definitely like that pine.
Billy,
I was wondering quite where this was headed, knowing of course, like all your stories, that there will be a special moment within the story when the lightbulb comes on and you get it. I love this story, and I would have guessed prior to reading this that we all when it comes to love would like to see ours as the mighty oak, yet now, I realize I love the mis-shapen tree that has stood the test of time. Well done, once more!
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
I love your posts. I don’t know how I lived without them before.
Just discovered this post on the front page of HighCallingBlogs, and loved it. Want to read more of you. You’re a terrific writer!