Feb 15th - Tattenham Corner Tree
Below is a poem about the Tattenham Corner Tree The Tattenham Tree
I grew tall and straight and strong, But like many things, that season has passed. What kind of tree do you need me to be? Our Christmas tree here at Tattenham Corner has now been stripped of all its lights, decorations and even its branches. Many of us have been stripped bare this year too. COVID 19 has robbed all of us of something. Some have paid the ultimate price and lost loved ones. We are so sorry and stand with you in your sadness. Others have lost time spent with loved ones, time we’ll never get back. For others your livelihood, your dreams, your education ... it is a time of loss for us all. We too, may feel lost, cold and afraid. We may feel we don’t know who we are if we have lost the role of husband, wife, mother, father, son, daughter, friend, carer, lover, work colleague etc. It is a hard time. If you would like to, you may use the tree to hang messages on. You may like to write a message to mark the love and loss of someone. You may want to write something about what you have lost and feel pain, even anger, about. You may want to write a message of hope and encouragement. This tree will accept and hold all your messages. |