#57--My Tree--The Gift of God and the Friend of Man

I am the heat of your hearth, the shade screening you from the sun;

I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your table;

I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead;

the wood of your cradle, and the shell of your coffin.

I am the gift of God and the friend of man.

- Author Unknown