Century of Wood

Here you are, lingering
air heavy with the scent of trees
Pine, Ash, Spruce, Oak…Walnut
Master of shaping trees into dwelling - off you go
leaving wood shavings in your wake.

Movement across hand hewn floor
brings you to me -
Smooth, worn, comfortable patina
forty years wearing wood
Essential working is necessary to create a house
where love dwells.

Spoken to by trees -
sap rising as planets move through daylight hours
Until you arrive again
holding centuries of wood and love.