The Gubberton Tree Lyrics

In the earth it was buried, a seed in the ground

By a hand that trembled, lost and unbound

Planted with hope, but without a clue

What the Gubberton would one day live through

It grew with the laughter of children at play

A boy and his father, who came every day

They carved in its bark, initials that stayed

But the boy stopped coming when his pops went away

The stories it holds in the veins of its bark

Where some hearts were healed and some lost their spark

The Gubberton stands through joy and through pain

With every new scar, learned how to remain

She met him one summer, at the Gubberton's side

They talked through the night, till the stars seemed to hide

He kissed her in the shade, promised never to leave

But only the tree stayed, while she learned how to grieve

Then one dark night, the winds howled and screamed

The Gubberton shivered, its branches were cleaved

But as morning light broke, it stood in the rain

A reminder to all, that from loss comes gain

The stories it holds in the veins of its bark

Where hearts were healed and some lost their spark

The Gubberton stands through joy and through pain

With every new scar, learned how to remain

A soldier returned, his heart full of fear

He knelt by the tree, for his friend buried near

He laid down his tags, whispered his name

The Gubberton watched, and it felt the same

Now I lay down beneath it, the tree's roots ran deep

In my dream, I saw them—and the secrets they keep

The lovers, the children, the friends lost to war

Their stories are now tree, deep down in its core

The stories it holds in the veins of its bark

Where hearts were healed and some lost their spark

The Gubberton stands through joy and through pain

With every new scar, learned how to remain

I woke from the dream, hugged the tree's heavy frame

I felt the weight of their stories, and whispered each name

The Gubberton tree, still standing tall

The keeper of life, of loss, of all