Hah! I was about to write that it was like someone gave back to The Giving Tree!

This is definitely an interesting dynamic, the Shel Silverstein similarities are undeniable. But at the same time, it’s thought provoking in how the tree is a distant partner, despite providing much for the narrator. What exactly do we need from something in order to adore it?

What exactly do we need from something in order to adore it?
That’s a hard question.

What a delicious story.

haha treebeard if someone else had posted this i would have said the same thing

Very smart. I like the short crisp writing.