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A Walk in the Woods by Lucas Machaera

We're a lot alike, you will see
Like my father and his father, and you and me
We all climb that tree
While some branches are now gone,
Its our home among the leaves.
Sometimes you may fall, Boy, don’t I know it;
It’s probably time you met your roots anyway.

Clearly, I'd walked too long in the past
Nothing to show but my hands
No mark to prove existence
There one crosses a path
Found myself in you, my boy, on this long and winding trail

Autumn comes to call us all
And someday even my leaves will fall
You'll have to go on all alone
Savor every moment before they're gone
You'll meet the rain and sun and the winds will blow
Leave you stranded, lost, and cold

Hope don't walk too far alone
That you find a home along the road
And the ones you choose help them grow
Remember its love you're searching for
And listen in the dawn for the mourning dove’s call
To remind you of us all.