The Tree

摘要

My commute to and from work took me past this massive tree nearly every day for three years. The tree always commanded my attention, particularly during the winter months when its scraggly, barren limbs were highlighted by the latest snowfall. Though the tree had been dead for many years, it continued to stand as the patriarch of the park. A long-abandoned school remains on the park's grounds and, much like the tree, decayed greatly as the years passed. What stories might the children who attended that school share about playing around the tree, or better yet, what stories could the tree share about them?