trunk – Leaf And Twig

The Karat And Color Of Birch

gold-beaten by the wind
birch leaves
gild the landscape

I don’t see how
it hurts the birds
to have them share

voluminous pink
in every shade and hue
adorned her

experience, strength and hope
rise
from a single source

grandmother apple tree
reaches out to me
pressing love and sweetness
into my hands

the mighty squash
produces a stem
solid as a trunk

Tiny needles and a massive trunk
are balanced in the pine,
perfect counterparts.

Delicate adornment,
lichen lace modestly covers
the crotch of branch and trunk.

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