BIRCH and SPRUCE

The birch tree gracefully dropped its leaves.

Its neighboring spruce said, “I’ll hold these,”

Holds them as decorations briefly seen,

Golden fragments clinging to evergreen. [1]

                – eab, 9/24/06

 

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[1] Written after Martha noticed leaves on the way to church in North Pole, AK with Andrew/Vonnie and family.