The Gaines Street Tree Wall is on the block between Bronough and Duval Street. This ceramic mural was created by Susan Stelzmann and features the below poem by Mary Jane Ryals.
In this dream
you are the forest.
The river of your
roots anchors
the canopy above.
Your arms shelter
moss, fern, the
acorns of fall.
You outlast
winter’s brawl and
summer’s burn.
In spring
wild flowers hug
the skirt of your
trunk.
You breathe
our breath
and give us ours.
Mary Jane Ryals