authenticity-a sublime gem
to be nurtured
so hard to hold,
so hard to plant
be yourself-as much as your able to bebe yourself-as much as you allow yourself to be
the nature of emotions
the emotional nature of natureimperfect and proud
contentedly tense
live oak (killed by oak wilt or oak decline) on a steel base
installed at Tarrant County College, NorthWest Campus
Fort Worth, TX
through September 2011
