Opening Tree of Hope
Opening Tree of Hope
Tree of Hope
When it is a serious illness, that place is private to the people who know them, and it stays open for a year.
A paid, private service from a for-profit company. From $1 a day for a year. Everyone in the circle takes a seat; the family and the five held seats pay nothing.
What it looks like inside
inventedRosa and Daniel are invented. This is what the circle sees.
Sat with Rosa for the afternoon. We did the crossword and she won.
Chicken and rice, in the cooler on the porch. No need to return the dish.
A class, a year group, the parents at the gate.
The school says yes once and puts one link in the newsletter. The parents at the gate do the rest.
The school signs nothing, pays nothing, is never on an invoice, and never sees inside a tree.
Come inThe Saturday league, the running club, the choir, the lodge.
The club says yes once and puts one link in the group chat. The members do the rest.
The team signs nothing, pays nothing, is never on an invoice, and never sees inside a tree.
Come inRoot a year where you are. One business per category, per ZIP.
The business pays for the year and never sees inside a tree. Its name is on the outside only, never on anything the family signs.
Come inA congregation lends its name and its door.
The church says yes once and puts one line in the bulletin. The congregation does the rest.
The church signs nothing, pays nothing, is never on an invoice, and never sees inside a tree.
Come in