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Wilmette Loses Oldest Tree to Storm
A reader and Wilmette resident shares photos and a poem of the "Ancient Ash."
Ode to an Ancient Ash
Standing with us for so long.
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Now gone.
We will mourn.
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Since 1746, for generations…
How many walked
under your shade?
How many sheltered
in your canopy?
How many nested
in your branches?
With us for so long.
Now gone.
We will miss you.
Therese Bach Heyek
Wilmette nature photographer and author of
Open to Behold: Seeing God in Everyday Nature
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