summer birches

the same stand of birches

between the north bound and south bound

up here in northern Maine

the same stand of birches

drawing my eye, my attention

early yesterday morning

on the way to Bangor, again

The same stand of birches

now summer birches

the young maples growing

up in the glade, the opening

between the groomed way

the bright young green

the white of the trunk

basking in the sun

as I drive by

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new poem July 18, 2014

summer birches

edited June 30, 2014

Bleeding Limbs – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/bleeding-limbs-v2.html

April 9, 2009

Bleeding Limbs

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/04/bleeding-limbs.html

Maundy Thursday

on the way home from Pembroke Village School

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

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