Wednesday, 10 June 2020

A Poem a Day (171): Bending tree


A poem from a black-and-white photograph. Photographer: Seng P. Merrill.

 

Bending tree

It boughs over a road
In poignant prayer,
Hands reaching out

An unfeathering
Of aged leaves
On quiet air

Haunting its shadow
Scuttling below.
It seeks to run

This heady mass,
Hair cascading
Like water sliding

A natural arch,
Catching light,
Leaves yawning wide.

Copyright Vickie Johnstone, June 10, 2020

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thanks for commenting :)