Would I call them my brothers and sisters?

Would I call them my brothers and sisters? That sounds too human to me. Hello Maple, hello Ash. Mahogany, Oak, Cherry and Larch. We were made to sing together! We are columns and curves. Two simple elements. Columns. And curves. And yet what worlds of difference. There is always difference, isn’t there? But within it a common life. It breathes through us all.

Words by Sarah Thomas