Recorded and retold by the saudad of Azuria
“Jasper.” Enidia exhaled the name in the early morning air.
He awoke beside her.
“By the light,” he said with a warm wave of pollen.
“By the light,” she answered with a flurry of her own.
They shared breakfast together, a flirtatious exchange between intertwined roots.
It had been she who initiated their friendship. One morning, in early spring. She stopped growing toward him, granting him full access to the light.
He answered with generosity in turn and fed her a share of the nutrients gifted him by the sun.
Out of these simple gestures, trees’ great loves are born.
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