Arboretum Blank Card

$4.50

Size: 4 x 6
Artist: Vintage Drawing
What’s on the Outside: Arboretum Key
What’s on the Inside: Blank
What’s Special about this Card: Made from a vintage poster and perfect for a camper or tree hugger
I love slipping this poem into this card. You can too!.
Hugging the Tree Zeina Azzam

It was neither part of a protest
nor a statement to the world.
I simply put my arms around
a tall oak and stood in embrace,
our bodies juxtaposed.
There was no swaying: her
trunk, solid and true, felt like
an ancestor, a pillar thick
with years. Her bark scratched
my skin if I moved, so I stayed
still. It was a time to be calm
and reflect on our presence
together. To look up to the sky
and fathom the height of my
partner. To inhale the earthy
scent. To arc my grateful arms
around this strong matriarch
and whisper into the wood
my wordless secret: I have not
really hugged anyone for months
my dear tree

$4.50