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Joy is a Tall Tree

I made this metaphor from an automatic metaphor generator I created. I thought of how all of the stuff of daily life can lend us beauty. At the same time it can sometimes hides us from ourselves.

. . . . . . .

joy is a tall tree

which is to say
a tree doesn’t grow overnight,
and
the best things take time,
and
while a forest is
large
and often beautiful,
you can
lose your tree
inside it

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Comments
  1. Kevin — Jan 6, 2026:

    joy is a tall tree with roots deeper than a mountain

    love is, too, if you let it flourish on wonder, and settle in soil

  2. sleepingdogJan 7, 2026:

    Thanks, Kevin! Lovely!

    For some reason, your formatting comes through on this website when I see the notification, but not when I approve the post. The site is minimal and runs on Markdown, which I'm just learning. :)