Take the cool morning breeze for what it is:
a tease a memory like an awkward prom date
30 years after. Rise to the day
the way a fallen tree might if Christ was a Lebanese Cedar knowing full well
you’ll end up with some bloody corpse
strapped to your back.
Jesus nailed to a tree is an image that continues to ripple.
I always think of a quote by Sherwood Anderson… often attributed to him, anyway:
“Everyone in the world is Christ, and they are all crucified.”