When Great Trees Fall

In times of loss, the words of poets often give voice to what our hearts cannot. Maya Angelou’s When Great Trees Fall is one such poem. It speaks to the immensity of loss and the quiet strength that blooms in its aftermath.

We share this excerpt as a reminder that while grief reshapes us, love and memory continue to whisper us forward.

Excerpt from When Great Trees Fall

Maya Angelou

Our senses, restored, never

to be the same, whisper to us.

They existed. They existed.

We can be. Be and be

better. For they existed.You can read the full poem here on https://spare.poems.com/poem/when-great-trees-fall/