Extract from "A Handful of Wild Cherries"
My mother and I will tend the tree
through the cycle of seasons
until a small boy happens along—
perhaps with my father’s brown eyes
and ginger lashes, his nimble hands
and a taste for cherries
running wild in his veins.
The Hospitality of Trees
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In this intimate and contemplative collection, Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt traces the parallels between the inner landscape of her family and the changing seasons of North Hatley. Memory, carried like seeds in the pocket, opens into unexpected horizons, where sorrow transforms into beauty and the ordinary becomes sacred. Trees appear as witnesses and faithful companions, offering solace in grief and standing quietly alongside moments of joy.