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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Trees (12/05/05)
The seasons had changed many times over these past 100 years and I had seen many things. Children played at my feet, couples kissed, and travelers found refuge beneath my branches. I always loved providing for others as the God of the universe intended. Now I stand here for a whole new purpose.

I saw the men coming with their axes but there was nothing I could do to stop them from chopping me down. My only thought was that maybe I will be used for something good like a home for a family. Yet, how can that be when there are only two pieces of me left, nailed together to form a cross.

I can hear a crowd coming closer; two soldiers pick me up. Standing before me is a man who is battered and bloodied. He is unrecognizable yet, something about him seems familiar. The two men place me on his back and order him to carry me. The moment his hands grasp me I know, this is the one who created me. The power in his touch takes me back to when I was formed and brought to life. Do these people not know who he is? How can they scream at him and mock him? Every part of me wants to scream at them, this is the Lord!

My Lord struggles under my weight. I was once proud of my strength and stature, now I wish I were small and weak. Suddenly I feel another set of hands on me. Oh thank you dear man for easing his burden.

When we reach our destination the soldiers nail my Lords hands and feet to me. Each pound of the hammer vibrates through me and the urge to cry out from the injustice of it all is strong. As they lift us up I can see my home in the distance. Trees that I had grown up with stood swaying in the wind. What will they think of me? I don’t understand why this is happening or why they chose me, but as my Lord hangs dying I can feel something in the air. Something I’m sure no one will ever forget.
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Jan Ackerson
12/14/05
What did the tree feel in the air? Because there is a lot about the crucifixion that humanity has, indeed, forgotten.

One of the better "thinking tree" pieces this week. These are difficult to pull off, and you did an admirable job.