Photo by Jeff Buck, Wikimedia Commons |
black gray brown rough smooth
branches, divide, intersect
rope swing, tree house, crooked ladder
nests, carefully hidden
so many stories live here
(C) Carol Wilcox, 2015
Sunday Afternoon Conversation with My Mom
"Twenty-two years ago
today dad died," she says.
"Seems like yesterday."
(C) Carol Wilcox, 2015
"so many stories here"
ReplyDeletethe rough and the smooth
intersections and divisions
constant love and longing
Love poems about trees! Wonderful to think about the stories a tree could tell.
ReplyDeleteCarol, this haiku and photo will be placed in the Autumn's Palette Gallery collection-wonderful one!
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