A fairy tale for adults - an exploration of meaning in the burden of time, the possible in dreams, the lessons of silence, the clarity of love, and the miraculous in life. The Songe of If (The Gift) begins with a tale. It is a legend of a tree, planted by a priest who came to this land after his promised life failed him and he sought refuge and redemption by sharing his faith. Before his death, he planted a tree. But after centuries of deprivation and despair, the tree left its place, seeking a home and a chance for renewal. The home the tree finds is on a small farm. And with the tree at its center, the farm and the lives it contains begin a wondrous transformation. Told as fantasy and as fact, the story is a combination of fantasy, romance, and philosophical fiction, written in the tradition of the imagined, oral lore from a long-lost age in Southwest France.