birch bark – Leaf And Twig

Quiet Plea

the birch tree
left a note
honor everything

blushing birch
a flowering
before flowers

discarded bark contains
the sunrise and the sunset
and the dark side of the moon

holy writ
the leaf stem
records woodland days

spectacularly
stored magic
in leaves and bark

a monk of a moth
in birch bark robes
prostrate in prayer

colors run
in the wild
wet woods

birch vase holds
blooms and departures
the fall bouquet

loved best
the birch wears
a coat of many colors

Woven with beak and artistry
beauty weathers winter
to house the new life of spring.

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