May Sarton: Like a Tree That Sows Seed Every Spring

I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away 

like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts 

the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. 

It is the tree's way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, 

but spilling out its treasure on the wind.
 

- May Sarton