"The legacy of this sequoia was on full display. Years of good growth, slow growth. How the tree tilted towards the light as it grew. Even though there was no canopy, the aura of this sequoia tree draped over me. Even though its trunk was missing, I felt the stable presence of this sequoia."
Wonderful. Have you read the Overstory by Richard Powers?
This is a completely different essay to the first draft, but still at it's essence the same!
How beautifully told and structured, William.
The 1,244 old tree which still gives even though it is gone, and the Mother of the Forest tree - these two give me hope and lessons in how to still be present when you are a shadow of yourself.
I went through so many rewrites lol. I'm happy to hear that the essence of the piece was the same. Yea, the Mother of the Forrest is by far my favorite tree. It is really majestic
"The legacy of this sequoia was on full display. Years of good growth, slow growth. How the tree tilted towards the light as it grew. Even though there was no canopy, the aura of this sequoia tree draped over me. Even though its trunk was missing, I felt the stable presence of this sequoia."
Wonderful. Have you read the Overstory by Richard Powers?
I haven't read Overstay by Richard Powers. I would love to hear more about this piece. I will look into it and report back =D
What a transformation! Love seeing this piece evolve. Nice work, William :)
Hi Alivia, Yeah you definitely got the rough rough rough draft. Thank you for your feedback and insight.
This is a completely different essay to the first draft, but still at it's essence the same!
How beautifully told and structured, William.
The 1,244 old tree which still gives even though it is gone, and the Mother of the Forest tree - these two give me hope and lessons in how to still be present when you are a shadow of yourself.
I went through so many rewrites lol. I'm happy to hear that the essence of the piece was the same. Yea, the Mother of the Forrest is by far my favorite tree. It is really majestic