Dancing Tree

I am sat in front of a blank page, regretting my inability to fill it with beautiful words.

Then, at the corner of my eye, I catch the tree outside the window waving to me.

It is only the wind I say, it cannot be waving to me, but I look again, and it is.

The leaves on its branches are dancing a slow dance that go well with the piano piece I am listening to.

It as though they are cheering me on.

You can do it!

We believe in you!

And I want to cry because the universe is conspiring with the leaves on a tree to encourage me.

The more I look at them, the more they dance and sway. Yes, we are here for you, they say.

And if you need us to sway in concert with the sounds of your heart, for you, we will dance to the beat of whatever tune.

And so they dance and they dance and I worry that with all this dancing, the tree will lose its balance and fall.

Artist: Ayobola Kekere-Ekun