polka dots – Leaf And Twig

By And By

white birch
reaching for
the polka dot sky

amidst
the black and white
the green of things

barrier to cold
a bowl to hold the sun
oak leaves holding on to green

the leaves give a lingering goodbye
small parts already departed
their absence a bittersweet embellishment

with her stamens
she motioned me closer
come admire my details

each landing
a sacrament
of pollination

an explosion of orange
sending curves into curls
and polka dots popping

found
on the ground
dropped forrest accessory

crowded so tight
they seem almost one
every dot a note in the visual song

herd
of birch gathers
in the zebra woods

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