Hello. My name is Brittany Benko and I am a self published poet of two collections plus one ebook. The poem I will be reading to you today is from my first self published collection and the poem is called trees growing up from God made lands. Branches reach out like searching hands, starting out as just a seed watered by mother earth, growing in its natural environment at a lazy speed, luck bearing from spirits within, admired by ancient kin. A breath of fresh air plus mental health too