Sometime ago, a rather large tree was washed out to sea. Most likely it was during a storm with an astronomical tide. The shores at that time can be very dangerous. It takes quite a bit of power to drag a large tree out to sea, but for the ocean, it is nothing.
And so the tree was swept out and battered upon the waves
for a long time. It drifted and smashed,
drifted and smashed. Most of the power of the sun that it had stored within ebbed away, and the tree was forsaken. The small branches
were all torn off and dissolved by the relentless waves, given back to the
Great Alchemist for reshaping. The tough
bark was stripped off in large pieces as it swelled from soaking up so much
water, and the drifting and smashing continued.
Then the wood of the large and twisted trunk turned a pale silver color
from the washing and washing, and it became as smooth as silk.
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| An entire tree transformed into driftwood. |
One day, no one knows the reason why, the ocean gave the
tree back to the land. He had
transformed the tree into a stunning gift and presented it to the shore during
yet another storm. The shore greedily
grabbed it and pulled it in. Then she
thanked the ocean with many kisses and embraces. In the morning, the large enchanted silver
tree was found adorning the sand. It
pointed out toward the ocean and waved goodbye, and then the shore hugged it
and welcomed it home.
There is magic in driftwood, especially a piece this
large. This tree has known the joys of
growth and energy of the sun and from deep within the Earth as well as the timelessness and
sheer power of the Ocean. Now it is a
creature of both worlds, but it no longer looks to the sun for its power. When night envelops the land and the Great
Silver Disk slips across the sky, she will find a new member to join her tribe.
