oh may the roots reach beneath the sleeping street station in the riverbed register what we wont hear may the leaves puzzle out the canopy shake and photosynthesize everything we re sorry for into one long breath of air may the rings of tanglefoot and fiberglass guard against the thunderstorm canker worms and climate change may the bark rub away the power line bandage over knots and burls commemorate our injuries may the hydro worker s blade be swift and precise may the rope remember all the rhymes for knot to lift me up and lay me down bear the swinging weight of love may the birds answer carabiner clicks carry off the tiny seeds better ways to be alive may it all seem plausible wherever we land may we grow