Tree of Life, Death, and Rebirth

From: "Prayers for the Soul Bones," by Anshin B. Kelly

Accept the seasons of 
Death, of Hate, of Loss, of Sorrow,
So that you may know
The Death that Allows for Life,
The Hate that burns to be 
Cleansed in Light,
The Loss that allows for 
Substance to be born anew,
Or seen for the first time.
So that you may know the
Kind of deep Love,
Whose Mother is Sorrow;
True Love, Conceived, and Reborn 
From Her Holy Womb.