Just Slightly West of Eden

I’m planting a tree for a newborn.
Both lives require great patience and trust.
There is much concern for the survival,
no matter how much care and attention
we give. No guarantees in this garden.

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My poem’s title alludes to both John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden and his inspiration in the Bible’s book of Genesis (Chapter 4, verse 16) with the story of Cain and Abel:  “And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the Land of Nod, on the east of Eden”