Oh, Oaken Sentinel, \u00a0you alone know the secret of the heart<\/p>\n
carved so deep within your craggy flesh.<\/p>\n
As the blade cut into you,<\/p>\n
did you feel the heartache for a love that would not be?<\/p>\n
Was the pain assuaged by the passion you felt from his unrequited love?<\/p>\n
Or were those cuts sculpted slowly with lovers\u2019 hands held one upon the other<\/p>\n
guiding the perfection of their loving signature?<\/p>\n
We will never know the secret you hold so close to your heart<\/p>\n
yet, it will live on for centuries, growing in mystery, growing in love.<\/p>\n
Will other lovers choose you to guard their tales of romance or heartbreak?<\/p>\n
Oh, Steadfast Oak, you above all others can be trusted to never waiver in this sacred calling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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