I found a bottle in the sand,
Not the floating message kind,
This time, I found a bottle tree,
It was an unexpected find.
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They are a favourite tree of mine,
And I have joked before,
It’s because they grow wide with age,
And with years, I too, grow more.
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I believe that as time goes by,
They swell with life they’ve seen,
The more they fill with memories,
The greater life has been.
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Legend says, the Nature Spirit,
Turned bottle trees upside down,
Even if roots did face up,
It adapts to life around.
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Some stories say they grow so big,
That you could live inside,
Which would be good, when life is hard,
And you want somewhere to hide.
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I bought one for my brother,
It grows strong, in his front yard,
But he’s not with us anymore,
And losing him is hard.
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I think this bottle in the sand,
Is a message from my brother,
To live our lives, fully in the sun,
And share memories with each other.