
sinewy tree
reaches into the park;
i feel its effort

sinewy tree
reaches into the park;
i feel its effort

a tulip poplar
stands beside the lake
in the warm sun

the last leaf
flutters to the ground
too soon for winter

a breeze gusts,
and a moment later
leaves lazily fall


the perfect tree
sits on a flat boulder -
roots clawing rock;
stunted and deformed,
but very much alive
