
one shaggy branch
cranes out over the shore,
receives light reward

one shaggy branch
cranes out over the shore,
receives light reward

It doesn't need wide open spaces. It doesn't need direct sunlight. No bark-wide chasm through the tombstone -- Gardner, leave that tree alone. Hey, Gardner, leave that tree alone! All in all, it's just another fig in the wall. All in all, we're just a bunch of figs in the wall.

lopsided firethorn
remains unbowed despite
the weight of berries

one autumn tree
contains all the colors:
spring green to winter ____